APN 525 Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics
General principles of classical thermodynamics. Equilibrium conditions. Formal structure. Maxwell relations. Stability of thermodynamic systems. Classical thermodynamics and phenomenological description of first-order transitions and critical phenomena. Introduction to statistical physics principles, microcanonical and canonical distributions. Kinetic theory.
Cross Listed Courses
PHYS 425, PHYS 525, APN 525