PHY 314 - Statistical and Thermal Physics

The fundamentals of classical thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Topics covered include the laws of thermodynamics, heat engines and refrigerators, the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, the statistical concepts of temperature and entropy, the Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein distributions with applications to blackbody radiation, phonons, electrons in solids, and the Ising model.

Prerequisite(s): PHY 123, PHY 261 and prior or concurrent enrollment in MAT 252.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3

Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Physics