PHYS 4230

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PHYS 4230
Statistical Thermodynamics

Course information provided by the 2022-2023 Catalog.

Quantum statistical basis for equilibrium thermodynamics, microcanonical, canonical and grand canonical ensembles, and partition functions. Classical and quantum ideal gases, paramagnetic and multiple-state systems. Maxwell-Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein statistics and applications. Introduction to systems of interacting particles. At the level of Introductory Statistical Mechanics by Bowley and Sanchez.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: junior level quantum mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and mathematics at the level of  AEP 3610, AEP 3550, AEP 3200 and AEP 4200 .

Distribution Category (PBS-AS, PHS-AS)

When Offered Fall.

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AEP 4230, AEP 5230

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6522 PHYS 4230   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6523 PHYS 4230   DIS 201

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person