PHYS 3180 - Thermal Physics

Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
An introduction to thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Topics include heat and work; ideal gases; equipartition of energy; entropy; the Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein distributions; applications to heat engines, refrigeration, chemical equilibrium, phase transitions, blackbody radiation, and properties of solids.
Pre-requisite(s): PHYS 2220, MATH 1200 and MATH 1220.