PHYS 430 - Thermal Physics

Institution:

University of Massachusetts Global (formerly Brandman University)

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Description:

Prerequisite, PHYS 101, (or 107, with consent of instructor). Recommended, 102, 202. Students study the fundamentals of thermal physics, and the elegant regularities that emerge in systems of many particles. Topics include the definition and implications of entropy and temperature, the basis for the gas laws, degenerate Bose and Fermi gases, neutron stars and white dwarfs, alloys, and transport mechanisms. Lecture. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brandman.edu/

Phone Number:

(949) 341-9800

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Trimester

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