PHYS 4230

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PHYS 4230
Statistical Thermodynamics

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Quantum statistical basis for equilibrium thermodynamics, microcanonical, canonical and grand canonical ensembles, and partition functions. Classical and quantum ideal gases, paramagnetic and multiple-state systems. Maxwell-Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein statistics and applications. Introduction to systems of interacting particles. At the level of Introductory Statistical Mechanics by Bowley and Sanchez.

When Offered Fall.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: junior level quantum mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and mathematics at the level of  AEP 3610, AEP 3550, AEP 3200 and AEP 4200 .

Distribution Category (PHS-AS) (OPHLS-AG)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AEP 4230, AEP 5230

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5327 PHYS 4230   LEC 001

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    • MWF
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Kusse, B

  •  5328 PHYS 4230   DIS 201

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    • F
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Kusse, B