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Fall 2022
May 11, 2024
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PHYS 41800 - Thermal And Statistical Physics
Credit Hours: 3.00. Temperature, equations of state, first and second laws of thermodynamics, entropy and applications, kinetic theory, transport processes, statistical mechanics.
3.000 Credit hours

Syllabus Available
Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional
Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Individual Study, Lecture

Offered By: Regional Campus Only

Course Attributes:
Upper Division

May be offered at any of the following campuses:     
      PU Fort Wayne
      IUPUI
      Northwest- Westville
      Northwest- Hammond

Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand how statistical physics is used to determine macroscopic parameters based on microscopic effects. 2. Describe the meaning of entropy and temperature, and their role in understanding this aspect of physics. 3. Use ideas and formulae associated with thermal physics to solve problems.


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