Physics 408 Statistical Physics & Thermodynamics

General Information

Lecture: MWF 12:40-1:40 PM in Halsey 367
Instructor: Dennis Rioux (rioux@uwosh.edu)
Content:Temperature, entropy, and other thermal quantities introduced from microscopic considerations and related to macroscopic thermodynamic variables. Calculation of macroscopic properties of matter from microscopic models.



Documents

The course syllabus and other documents handed out in class can be accessed from this web page.

Syllabus
PDF
Homework Sets 1 PDF



Maple Worksheets

The Maple graphs and calculations shown in class can be downloaded here. Use the "Save Linked File" option in your browsesr to make a copy that can be run on your local platform.

van der Waals gas isotherms
Dieterici gas expansivity



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Last updated on 2 September 2008