PHY 405LEC - Thermal and Statistical Physics I

Explores statistics and statistical description of particles; statistical and macroscopic thermodynamics; basic results of classical statistical mechanics and connections with thermodynamics; microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical ensembles; applications to ideal gases, paramagnets, and lattice vibrations; kinetic theory; and phase equilibrium of one-component systems.

Credits: 3

Grading
Graded (GRD)

Typically Offered:
Fall

Requisites:
Pre-Requisite: MTH 306, PHY 208, PHY 301.