Goucher College 2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Dec 26, 2024  
Goucher College 2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

PHY 300 - Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics (3 Cr.)


A calculus-based course in which the basic concepts of thermodynamics are introduced from the microscopic point of view. Methods of statistical physics are used to define entropy and temperature, heat and work, and ideal gas behavior. Applications to chemical reactions, Fermi and Bose systems in condensed matter physics, and phase transformations are discussed. Prerequisite: PHY 220  or permission of instructor. Fall semester. Offered 2016-17 and alternate years. Dukan.