Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

Enrollment Requirements: Undergraduate Prerequisite: (CASCH 102 or CASCH 112) and CASMA 226 and CASPY 212 and ENGEK 381; or LEAP Program students Fundamental laws of thermodynamics and their application to mechanical and chemical processes. Energy, entropy, and kinetic theory. Chemical equilibrium and thermodynamic potentials. Phase transitions and colligative properties. Introduction to statistical thermodynamics. Problems of biomedical interest will be emphasized.