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CHEM539
Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics
CHEM539 FA
Next Offered in 9798 FA
Ensemble theory, quantum statistics, ideal and nonideal
gas theory, distribution functions and the liquid state,
thermodynamic perturbation theory, electrolyte theory and
ionic solutions, statistical theory of transport processes,
time correlation functions. Introduction to non-equilibrium
thermodynamics. Chemical and biological applications.
Suitable for advanced graduate students in physical
chemistry and chemical physics.
MAJOR READINGS
Text: D.A. McQuarrie, STATISTICAL
THERMODYNAMICS, Harper and Row, New York (1976)
Additional text: H. L. Friedman, STATISTICAL MECHANICS,
Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (1986)
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Weekly quizzes, two to three
hour exams, a two-hour final
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Suggested
prerequisites: CHEM339 or equivalent. Undergraduates
must obtain the permission of the instructor.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: GR Credit: 1.00
Prerequisites:
CHEM337
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
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