--- product_id: 12464541 title: "Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics" price: "₱16581" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/12464541-fundamentals-of-statistical-and-thermal-physics store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics **Price:** ₱16581 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics - **How much does it cost?** ₱16581 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/12464541-fundamentals-of-statistical-and-thermal-physics) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Buy Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics on desertcart.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders Review: Good and concise - The book may be somewhat repetitive in its approach to some of the concepts and prompt readers to skip over some of the examples that he uses to illustrate concepts. However, a closer look gives the reader a better appreciation of this repetition: it builds gradually and is well connected. It helped me gain an understanding of what I learned (which was not the same for other books). I think it is an excellent textbook in presenting the theory and foundations, but I would have liked more applications. I used this book as a secondary resource to my Statistical Mechanics class for Chemistry(which used Dill and Bromberg). I feel that statistical mechanics is somewhat similar to quantum field theory: it has many prerequisites and learning from various texts helps tremendously. However, the approach Reif presents has rather few prerequisities. Calculus is required and Probability is used, but what you need to know about probability is presented nicely in conjunction to the theory. Reif's main audience seems to be physicist rather than chemists or biologist. Most of the examples have to do with gases, particles, and photons. Ideal solutions, raoult's law, are not mentioned in this book. If you are either a biologist or a chemist, this book will not teach you enough. I suggest Terrell Hill, MacQuarrie, Nitzan, Dill & Bromberg, and Fowler (Fowler may be hard to obtain though). If you are comfortable with Statistics and Probability as well as Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, I recommend Tuckerman. Review: Excellent! - This book was in excellent condition, and it arrived timely. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | 1577666127 | | Best Sellers Rank | #592,847 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #105 in Mechanics #133 in Physics of Mechanics #337 in Physics (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (99) | | Dimensions | 6.5 x 1.5 x 9.25 inches | | Edition | 56946th | | ISBN-10 | 9781577666127 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1577666127 | | Item Weight | 2.6 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 651 pages | | Publication date | December 30, 2009 | | Publisher | Waveland Press, Inc. | ## Images ![Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71icH-OjGOL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good and concise *by J***E on July 17, 2013* The book may be somewhat repetitive in its approach to some of the concepts and prompt readers to skip over some of the examples that he uses to illustrate concepts. However, a closer look gives the reader a better appreciation of this repetition: it builds gradually and is well connected. It helped me gain an understanding of what I learned (which was not the same for other books). I think it is an excellent textbook in presenting the theory and foundations, but I would have liked more applications. I used this book as a secondary resource to my Statistical Mechanics class for Chemistry(which used Dill and Bromberg). I feel that statistical mechanics is somewhat similar to quantum field theory: it has many prerequisites and learning from various texts helps tremendously. However, the approach Reif presents has rather few prerequisities. Calculus is required and Probability is used, but what you need to know about probability is presented nicely in conjunction to the theory. Reif's main audience seems to be physicist rather than chemists or biologist. Most of the examples have to do with gases, particles, and photons. Ideal solutions, raoult's law, are not mentioned in this book. If you are either a biologist or a chemist, this book will not teach you enough. I suggest Terrell Hill, MacQuarrie, Nitzan, Dill & Bromberg, and Fowler (Fowler may be hard to obtain though). If you are comfortable with Statistics and Probability as well as Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, I recommend Tuckerman. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent! *by D***L on February 21, 2026* This book was in excellent condition, and it arrived timely. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A mature book written by a Professor named Reif *by D***R on July 8, 2014* I was very lucky that my physics professor brought with him from America the Berkeley Physics course. So I have also been shaped by Frederick Reifs excellent volume 5 “ Statistical Physics” . On every page you get the impression that Professor Reif was trying his best to help an uneducated mind understand the physical ideas in use today for the explanation of how nature works. Well, the same is true for “Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics” where the topics are covered on 651 pages. I will not go through the contents as you can look them up and , as you can imagine, the book covers all essential aspects of the subject. Every chapter is closed by a further reading list and by an exercise section where the student can check his progress. We think the book will also be very useful for the professional physicist who wants to inform himself about a special topic with regard to statistical physics. One of the meanings of reif in German is mature and we think that “Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics” is indeed a mature book. ## Frequently Bought Together - Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics - Classical Electrodynamics - Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/12464541-fundamentals-of-statistical-and-thermal-physics](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/12464541-fundamentals-of-statistical-and-thermal-physics) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-05-04*