PHYS 3402
Heat and Thermodynamics
Zeroth, First, Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics; enthalpy, Helmholtz and Gibbs functions and the Maxwell relations; phase transitions; thermodynamics of magnetism; cryogenics cooling by Joule-Thompson effect, adiabatic expansion of a gas, adiabatic demagnetization, helium dilution refrigeration; black body radiation; negative temperatures.
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2101 and PHYS 2305 , MATH 2007 , MATH 2008 , MATH 2107 and MATH 2401 or permission of the Department. Lectures three hours a week.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027