PHY-313 Thermal Physics
Physical basis and applications of thermodynamics
and statistical mechanics including temperature,
heat heat engines, entropy, and free energy. The
course also includes an introduction to
Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein, and
Fermi-Direct statistics and their appication to
the solution of thermal, mechanical, and
electrical problems in fluids and solids.
Students may enroll for the first three-fifths of
the course and earn 2 units of credit or for the
full course and earn 3 units of credit.
Prerequisite: PHY-272