| PHYS3031 Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics | |
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This course emphasizes the understanding of the fundamental concepts and basic theories of thermodynamics, and the analytical skills needed to analyze various thermodynamic systems. In addition to a classical approach to equilibrium thermodynamics and their applications, essential concepts in statistical physics including the relationship between microstates and entropy in an isolated system, the Boltzmann distribution, density of states, Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein distributions will be discussed.
Prof. GOH Swee Kuan
Office: SCNB 304
Tel: 3943 6155
Email: skgoh@cuhk.edu.hk
Consultation Hour: Monday 17:00-18:00
Mr. Chen Yifan
Office: SCNB 313
Email: arthurchenyifan@gmail.com
Consultation Hour: Monday 15:30 - 17:15
Mr. WONG Hiu Wing
Office: SCNB 313
Email: sam_hiuwing@yahoo.com.hk
Consultation Hour: Tuesday & Thursday 15:30 - 16:15
Mr. Zhang Wei
Office: SCNB 315
Email: wzhang@phy.cuhk.edu.hk
Consultation Hour: Thursday 15:30 - 17:15
Monday 11:30 - 13:15 (ICS L1)
Wednesday 12:30 - 13:15 (ICS L1)
Wednesday 13:30 - 14:15 (ICS L1)
Monday 18:30 - 19:15 (LHC G01)
Thursday 09:30 - 10:15 (LHC G03)
Thursday 18:30 - 19:15 (LHC G01)
Adkins, Equilibrium thermodynamics, Cambridge Univ. Press
Blundell and Blundell, Concepts in Thermal Physics, Oxford Univ. Press
*alternative assessment scheme, as communicated through the email to the whole class on 23 February 2020
Homework 20%30%*Mid-term [4th of March 12:30 - 14:15]30%0%*Final Exam. 50%70%*
Thermodynamics (about 2/3 of the course):Thermodynamic variables The first law of thermodynamics The second law of thermodynamics Entropy Thermodynamic potentials Phase transitions
Statistical physics (about 1/3 of the course):Microscopic interpretation of entropy Equilibrium distributions (Fermi-Dirac, Bose-Einstein, Maxwell-Boltzmann) Density of states Ideal Fermi gas and Bose gas