CHM 8309
Advanced Topics in Physical
Fall 2022 · Statistical Mechanics for Chemistry
Topics
- Review of elementary classical and quantum mechanics
- Probability, the central limit theorem and Maxwell–Boltzmann distributions
- Ensembles and most-probable distributions
- Statistical mechanics of monatomic, diatomic and polyatomic ideal gases
- Gas-phase chemical equilibrium and solids
- Introduction to classical statistical mechanics
Readings
- Molecular Simulations: Fundamentals and Practice
- Statistical Mechanics
- An Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics
- Statistical Mechanics, Theory and Molecular Simulation
- Statistical Physics
- John P. Lowe. Entropy: Conceptual Disorder. Journal of Chemical Education 65 (1988), 403.
- Robert L. Scott. The Heat Capacity of Ideal Gases. Journal of Chemical Education 83 (2006), 1071.
June 2020 · Basic Statistical Mechanics for Chemistry
Topics
- Review of elementary classical and quantum mechanics
- Probability, the central limit theorem and Maxwell–Boltzmann distributions
- Ensembles and most-probable distributions
- Statistical mechanics of monatomic, diatomic and polyatomic ideal gases
- Gas-phase chemical equilibrium and solids
- Introduction to classical statistical mechanics
Readings
- Statistical Mechanics
- An Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics
- Statistical Mechanics, Theory and Molecular Simulation
- Statistical Physics
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- course_outline ↗Fall 2022
- course_outline ↗June 2020
- Section B00; scheduled September 7–October 21, 2022. Main-text chapters 2, 5 and 6 are identified. Additional papers are listed for insight.
- Section G00. Books are described as useful texts indicating the course level, not mandatory purchases.