PHYS430 STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS
| Course Code: |
2300430 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
4(4-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
6.0 |
| Department: |
Physics |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. SADÝ TURGUT |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
| Prerequisite: |
Set 1: 2300210
, 2300300 |
| The course set above should be completed before taking
PHYS430 STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS. |
Course Content
Characteristic features of macroscopic systems, introduction to concept of ensembles, states accessible to a closed system; thermal interaction, entropy and temperature, mec-hanical and diffusive interactions, canonical ensembles and its applications, introduction to Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein statistics.
