PHYSICS 197 -- STATISTICAL AND THERMAL PHYSICS

Level
Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics by Reif

Prerequisite
Physics 234; Math 221 or 205

Syllabus
  1. Properties of Large systems
    1. Equilibrium and fluctuations
    2. Elements of probability theory
  2. Statistical Description of Physical Systems
    1. Counting states
  3. Thermodynamic Quantities
    1. Entropy and temperature
    2. Ideal gases
    3. Simple paramagnetism
  4. Calculations and Measurements
    1. Internal energy
    2. Heat capacity
    3. Susceptibility
    4. Curie-Weiss Theory
  5. Canonical Ensembles
    1. Maxwell distribution
    2. Equipartition theorem
    3. Applications
  6. Equilibrium and the Laws of Thermodynamics
  7. Quantum Statistics of Ideal Gases
    1. Maxwell-Boltzmann
    2. Bose-Einstein
    3. Fermi-Dirac
    4. Applications
  8. Kinetic Theory of Transport Processes
    1. Viscosity and thermal conductivity


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