Prerequisites: MATH 010B; one of the following: PHYS 002C with a B- or better, PHYS 040E with a C- or better, PHYS 041C with a C- or better
Description: Covers macroscopic properties of many-particle systems. Examines laws and applications of thermodynamics (entropy, thermodynamic potentials, and ideal gases). Addresses principles and applications of statistical mechanics including probability distributions; canonical, microcanonical, and grand canonical ensembles; specific heat of solids; paramagnetism; kinetic theory of gases; phase transitions; and quantum statistics.
Credit: Credit is not awarded for PHYS 134 if it has already been awarded for PHYS 132 or PHYS 133.