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EMEC 305 - Thermal and Statistical Physics (Cross-listed as PHYS 305)


Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 201  and MATH 350  
Corequisite(s): None
Addresses behavior of energy and matter in systems having many particles. Includes classical and quantum mechanical views of physical systems, and begins with basic concepts of probability and statistics. Particular emphasis will be placed on simple model systems for which quantitative results can be obtained and compared to experiment, such as ideal gases and quantum mechanical spin systems. Course includes statistics of microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical ensembles; relation between classical and quantum statistical mechanics; Planck distribution, bosons, fermions, and doped semiconductors, among others; and an introduction to kinetic theory.
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: PHYS 305  



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