PHY 370 Thermal Physics & Statistical Mechanics (four credit hours)

A presentation of the fundamental principles of thermodynamics, kinetic theory, and statistical mechanics including equations of state, laws of thermodynamics, entropy, kinetic theory of an ideal gas, transport phenomena, and Boltzmann and quantum statistics.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

PHY 230. MAT 360 as corequisite or permission of the instructor.

Offered

alternate years.