Integrated treatment of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, review of elementary probability theory, canonical distribution and partition function, grand canonical ensemble, free energy, introduction to ideal quantum gases, and application to astrophysics and low-temperature physics.
Credit Weight:
0.5
Prerequisite(s):
Physics 2151
Offering:
3-0; 0-0
Notes:
Normally offered in alternating years.
Course Classifications:
Type C: Engineering, Mathematical and Natural Sciences