Background
Smith, Norman Obed was born on January 23, 1914 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Ernest and Ruth (Kilpatrick) Smith. came to the United States, 1950, naturalized, 1958.
(This book is a sequel to my Chemical Thermodynamics: A Pr...)
This book is a sequel to my Chemical Thermodynamics: A Prob lems Approach published in 1967, which concerned classical thermodynamics almost exclusively. Most books on statistical thermodynamics now available are written either for the superior general chemistry student or for the specialist. The author has felt the need for a text which would bring the intermediate reader to the point where he could not only appreciate the roots of the subject but also have some facility in calculating thermodynamic quantities. Although statistical thermodynamics comprises an essential part of the college training of a chemist, its treatment in general physical chem istry texts is, of necessity, compressed to the point where the less competent student is unable to appreciate or comprehend its logic and beauty, and is reduced to memorizing a series of formulas. It has been my aim to fill this need by writing a logical account of the foundations and applications of the sub ject at a level which can be grasped by an undergraduate who has had some exposure to calculus and to the basic concepts of classical thermodynamics. It can serve as a text or supple mentary reading for a course, or provide the means whereby one could become conversant with the subject on his own, without the benefit of an instructor.
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Smith, Norman Obed was born on January 23, 1914 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Ernest and Ruth (Kilpatrick) Smith. came to the United States, 1950, naturalized, 1958.
Bachelor of Science, University Manitoba, 1935. Master of Science, University Manitoba, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1939.
Teaching fellow, New York University, 1936-1939; member of faculty department chemistry, U. Manitoba, Winnipeg, 1939-1950; assistant professor, U. Manitoba, 1946-1949; associate professor, U. Manitoba, 1949-1950; associate professor, Fordham University, New York City, 1950-1965; professor of chemistry, Fordham University, 1965-1984; professor emeritus, Fordham University, since 1984; department chairman, Fordham University, 1974-1978. Senior physical chemist Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1957. Industrial consultant.
(This book is a sequel to my Chemical Thermodynamics: A Pr...)
Fellow Chemical Institute Canada. Member American Chemical Society, Associate Canada College Organists, American Guild Organists (director chapter 1964-1966, 79-82, 91-92), Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Anna Marie O'Connor, July 1, 1944. Children: Richard Obed, Graham Michael, Stephen Housley.