Physics and Astronomy - Course Details
PHYS416
— Fall 2020
PHYS416: Thermal and Statistical Physics (Honors) (PAST/FUTURE SEMESTER)
Offering:
Fall, Class 4, cr. 4
Prerequisites:
Admission by special permission
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Description:
Thermal equililbrium, first, second and third laws of thermodynamics. Entropy. Statistical concepts
of thermal physics. Microcanonical and canonical ensembles. Classical and quantum ideal gases.
Chemical reactions, phase equilibria and critical phenomena.
Instructor(s):
DURBIN, STEPHEN M
Email:
durbin@purdue.edu
Textbook(s) for Fall 2020
| Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | Req/Opt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermal Physics | Charles Kittel and Herbert Kroemer | 2nd | 978-0716710882 | W. H Freeman | Optional | |
| Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics | F. Reif | 978-0070518001 | Waveland Pr Inc | Optional | ||
| Statistical Mechanics Entropy, order parameters, and complexity | James P. Sethna | 2006 | 978-0198566779 | Oxford University Press | Required | |
| Thermal Physics Energy and Entropy | David Goodstein | 1st | 978-1107465497 | Cambridge University | Optional |
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