Description

Fundamentals of thermodynamics, including equations of state, laws of thermodynamics, and entropy. Principles and methods of temperature measurement, calorimetry and heat transfer.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: PHYS 182

Textbooks

Terms Offered

  • 2019 Spring
  • 2017 Spring

Materials

Syllabus

GitHub

All of the source TeX files can be found on the course GitHub page.

Lectures

  1. Introduction
  2. Statistical Basis of Thermodynamics
  3. Compression Work
  4. Heat Capacity and Enthalpy
  5. Multiplicity, Einstein Solid
  6. Two Einstein Solids, Stirling Approximation (Homework 3)
  7. Multiplicity of the Ideal gas
  8. Second Law and Entropy
  9. Entropy and Heat
  10. Entropy and Pressure
  11. Entropy and Chemical Potential
  12. Paramagnetism
  13. Engines and Refrigerators
  14. Engines and Refrigerators
  15. Free Energy
  16. Free Energy
  17. Phase Transitions, van der Waals Model
  18. Phase Transformation of Mixtures
  19. Dilute Solutions
  20. Free Energy and Chemical Equilibrium
  21. The Boltzmann Factor, Partition Function
  22. Average Values, Equipartition Theorem
  23. Maxwell Distribution, Partition Functions, Free Energy
  24. Ideal Gas Model in Boltzmann Statistics
  25. Gibbs Factor, Bosons, Fermions
  26. Einstein, Debye Models of Solids
  27. Free Electron Gases
  28. Bose-Einstein Condensation

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