PHYS 245 - Introduction to Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

Probability distributions, statistical ensembles, thermodynamic laws, statistical calculations of thermodynamic quantities, absolute temperature, heat, entropy, equations of state, kinetic theory of dilute gases, phase equilibrium, quantum statistics of ideal gases. Carlos Alvarado.

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 200 and MATH 220.

Recommended: MATH 228.

Course Format: CLS