PHYS-UA 140 - Thermal and Statistical Physics

Institution:

New York University

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Description:

Topics include relation of entropy to probability and energy to temperature; the laws of thermodynamics; Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein, and Fermi- Dirac statistics; equations of state for simple gases and chemical and magnetic systems; and elementary theory of phase transitions.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nyu.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 998-1212

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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