Physics and Astronomy - Course Details
PHYS515: Thermal and Statistical Physics (PAST/FUTURE SEMESTER)
Offering:
Spring (starting in Spring 2011), Class 3, cr. 3
Prerequisites:
PHYS 310 and 344. Coreq. 360 and 330
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Description:
Equilibrium states, the concept of heat, and the laws of thermodynamics; the existence and properties of the entropy and free energies; different thermodynamic potentials and their uses; phase diagrams and phase transitions; introduction to statistical mechanics and its relation to thermodynamics; treatment of ideal gases.
Instructor(s):
CHEN, YONG
Email:
yongchen@purdue.edu
TA's: Helin Cao (cao2@purdue.edu) and Sourav Dutta (sdutta@purdue.edu)
Textbook(s) for Fall 2009
| Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | Req/Opt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REQUIRED: Thermal Physics | Kittel & Kroemer | 2nd | 0-7167-1088-9 | Freeman & Co. | Optional | |
| RECOMMENDED: Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics | David Chandler | 1987 | 0195042778 | Oxford University Press | Optional |
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