Academic Catalog

PHYS501 STATISTICAL MECHANICS

Course Code:	2300501
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	8.0
Department:	Physics
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Graduate
Course Coordinator:	Prof.Dr. ALTUÐ ÖZPÝNECÝ
Offered Semester:	Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Elements of the classical and quantum statistics, the partition function, ideal Fermi gas, ideal Bose gas, Ising model and some applications of statistical mechanics.