Statistical Physics

3 credits · Graduate School

Temperature, work, heat, and the first law of thermodynamics. Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics. Kinetic theory of gases with applications to ideal gases and electromagnetic radiation. Serves as repeat credit for students who have completed 5207. No credit for students who have earned credit for 3200 or 3207. Prerequisite or corequisite: 5270 or 5275. [3]