In this richly illustrated title the reader is treated to a visual feast of over 250 images, many of which are arranged in artful pairings of an archival illustration alongside one of McQuarrie's contemporary, colour photographs of this same view as it appears today. Woven into the imagery is a live[...]

This volume covers the principles of quantum mechanics before engaging those ideas in the subsequent development of thermodynamics. It includes five short "MathChapters", each with a set of problems that should help students summarize the mathematical tools required to master the material. Worked ex[...]