CHEM539

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CHEM539

Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics CHEM539 FA

Not Currently Offered

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-22-1999

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