Undergraduate Courses :: Physics 461

Name:   Thermal and Statistical Physics
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Prerequisites:   Phys 245.
Credits:   4 credit hours.
Outline:   Thermal equilibrium (Zeroth Law). Thermodynamic states (First Law). Irreversibility. Entropy (Second Law). Thermodynamic potentials and properties. Phase transitions. Kinetic theory of gases. Classical statistical mechanics.
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Webpage:   physicsweb.phy.uic.edu/461/
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