PHYS 4409
Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
The three Laws of Thermodynamics, enthalpy, Helmholtz and Gibbs functions. Equilibrium statistical mechanics and its relation to thermodynamics. Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics.
Prerequisites & course information
Precludes additional credit for PHYS 3402 and PHYS 4407 . Prerequisite(s): PHYS 3701 (may be taken concurrently), ( MATH 2001 and MATH 2002 ) or MATH 2004 , and MATH 3705 , or permission of the Department.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027