PHYS 310 - Introduction to Thermal Physics

Credit(s): 3

INTRO TO THERMAL PHYSICS
Component: Lecture
General overview of thermal phenomena. Provides detailed treatment of the First Law of Thermodynamics. Introduces concepts of micro- and macro-states, and entropy and the Second Law are treated within a statistical context. First and second laws are applied to power and refrigeration cycles. The concept of free energies and their connection to phase transitions is developed. Finishes with brief introduction to Boltzmann factor and partition function.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option

PREREQ: PHYS 207 and PHYS 227, and MATH 242.

Course Typically Offered: Fall

General Education Objectives:
GE5A: Reason Quantitatively GE5C: Reason Scientifically