Background
Waldram, John Ryder was born on February 23, 1935 in Ruislip, England. Son of John Malyon and Ruth Saunders Ryder (Ryder-Smith) Waldram.
(This 1985 textbook presents the theory of thermodynamics ...)
This 1985 textbook presents the theory of thermodynamics in a highly interesting way. The presentation of the theory of heat is logical, compact and uncluttered, with an emphasis on the underlying physical model. Unlike other texts published at this time, in this approach the student adopts at the outset the master equation which describes the rate of scattering from one quantum state into another. This makes the link between thermodynamics and kinetics more obvious. Temperature and entropy are initially introduced as statistical concepts. Unlike most other treatments, this book has early sections on the Boltzmann distribution and classical thermodynamics, which may be used as a basis for first-year courses. The book also contains extensive graded exercises.
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Waldram, John Ryder was born on February 23, 1935 in Ruislip, England. Son of John Malyon and Ruth Saunders Ryder (Ryder-Smith) Waldram.
Merchant Taylors' School. Bachelor, University Cambridge, England, 1959. Master of Arts, University Cambridge, England, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cambridge, England, 1963.
Research Fellow, Pembroke College, Cambridge, England, 1962-1964;
Demonstrator, U. Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1963-1966;
Fellow, Pembroke College, Cambridge, England, since 1964;
Lecturer, U. Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1966-2002;
Co-director IRC in Superconductivity, U. Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1991-2002.
(Superconductivity of Metals and Cuprates covers the basic...)
(This 1985 textbook presents the theory of thermodynamics ...)
Member final selection board, Civil Service, London, 1980-1990. Governor Soham Village College, since 1979. Fellow Institute of Physics.
Married Elizabeth Mary Collins June 21, 1962. Two children: Sarah Jane, Daniel John.