Entropy for Biologists: An Introduction to Thermodynamics

Temperature -- Energy -- Introduction To Kinetic Theory -- Total Energy -- The Second Law Of Thermodynamics -- The Entropy Function -- Probability And Information -- Introduction To Statistical Mechanics -- The Relation Between Statistical Mechanics And Thermodynamics -- Entropy, Information, And Energy -- Free-energy Functions -- Thermal Energy -- Applications Of The Gibbs Free Energy And The Gibbs Chemical Potential -- Measurement In Thermal Physics -- Entropy And Biology -- Appendix I. Conservation Of Mechanical Energy: General Treatment -- Appendix Ii. The Proof Of The Equivalence Of The Perfect-gas Temperature Scale And The Absolute Thermodynamic Temperature Scale -- Appendix Iii. Entropy Of A Perfect Gas -- Appendix Iv. Stirling's Approximation -- Appendix V. Evaluation Of The Partition Function Of A Perfect Gas.