Academic Catalog

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.