Statistical Mechanics I

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

State-counting; classical distributions and probability theory; origins and role of entropy; equilibrium; ensemble theory; concepts of work, heat, and temperature; equations of state; heat capacity; equipartition theorem; engines; laws of thermodynamics; non-equilibrium systems; Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution; thermodynamic potentials. Prerequisite(s): Physics 229 or 325; and Mathematics 375 or 376; and either Physics 343 and Mathematics 367 or Physics Engineering 383.