Advanced Molecular Thermodynamics

1 Course Unit

This course begins with a brief review of classical thermodynamics, including the development of Maxwell relationships and stability analysis. The remainder of the course develops the fundamental framework of statistical mechanics, then reviews various related topics including ideal and interacting gases, Einstein and Debye models of crystals, lattice models of liquids, and the basis of distribution function theory. Fall Also Offered As: BE 6620, CBE 6180 1 Course Unit