PHY252H1S
Thermal Physics
Official description
The quantum statistical basis of macroscopic systems; definition of entropy in terms of the number of accessible states of a many particle system leading to simple expressions for absolute temperature, the canonical distribution, and the laws of thermodynamics. Specific effects of quantum statistics at high densities and low temperatures.
- Prerequisite
- PHY131H1/PHY151H1, PHY132H1/PHY152H1, (MAT135H1,MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1
- Co-requisite
- MAT235Y1/MAT237Y1/MAT257Y1
- Exclusion
- n.a.
- Recommended preparation
- n.a.
- Textbook
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['Thermal Physics by Schroeder.'] - Breadth requirement
- BR=5
- Distribution requirement
- DR=SCI
- course title
- PHY252H1S
- session
- winter
- year of study
- 2nd year
- time and location
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24L: LEC0101: MR10 12T: M12/M2/R12/F3 Students/TAs: Room information available on ACORN (https://www.acorn.utoronto.ca/) Instructors: Room information available in the LSM Portal (https://lsm.utoronto.ca/lsm_portal)
- instructor
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