PHY 384 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

4 credit(s)
Presentation, discussion, and application of the laws of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics including gas behavior, equations of states, phase transformations, kinetic theory, probability distributions, ensembles, and the partition function.
Offered: Alternate years.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 227 with a minimum C- grade; PHY 204 or PHY 242 with a minimum C- grade; and one upper division PHY course with a minimum C- grade.