PHYS 4230 Thermal Physics

PHYS 4230 Thermal Physics
Thermal Physics
A study of the physical properties of matter where temperature is an important variable. The laws of thermodynamics, equations of state, thermodynamic potentials. Kinetic theory of gases. Elementary statistical postulates. Ensembles, the partition function. Entropy, phase transitions.
Pre-requistites: PHYS 1210 and 1220, or 1310 and 1320.
credit hours: 3