Statistical Physics

Course Code:

PHYS 203

Semester:

Fall

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Lab:

0

Laboratuvar Saati:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

10

Prerequisite Courses:

Physics III

Course Language:

English

Course Objectives:

The aim of this course is to teach basic concepts of Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics and to inform about Energy Cycles.

Course Content:

Probability, random walk, Binomial, Gaussian and Poisson distributions, Mean value and standard deviation, Statistical ensemble, Thermodynamic laws, Entropy, Enthalpy, Carnot cycle, Schottky defect, Helmholtz free energy, Paramagnetism, Curie’s law, Negative temperature, Perfect classical gas, Partition function, Maxwell velocity distribution, Quantum statistics, Fermi-Dirac, Bose-Einstein, Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions, Blackbody radiation, Planck’s law, Thermodynamic functions.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, B:Final, C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1) Understands the fundamentals of statistics and measurements,	1,2	A,B,C
2) Understands the fundamentals of thermodynamics,	1,2	A,B,C
3) Knows statistical thermodynamics	1,2	A,B,C
4) Knows kinetic theory of gases	1,2	A,B,C
5) Knows magnetism.	1,2	A,B,C
6) Explains thermodynamics cycles.	1,2	A,B,C

Course Flow

Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	INTRODUCTION
2	DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS	Distributions
3	INTERACTION AMONGST MACROSCOPIC SYSTEMS	Partition function
4	INTRODUCTION TO THERMODYNAMICS LAWS	0. law
5	APPLICATIONS OF THERMODYNAMICS	1. & 2. law
6	STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS
7	APPLICATIONS OF STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS
8	QUANTUM STATISTICS	Microscopic systems
9	MAGNETISM APPLICATIONS
10	FERRO-PARA-DIA MAGNETISM DEFINITIONS	magnetism
11	GASES KINETIC THEORY	gases
12	FUNDAMENTALS OF PLASMA PHYSICS	plasma
13	THERMODYNAMICS CYCLES
14	THERMODYNAMICS CYCLES APPLICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY

Recommended Sources

Textbook	Fundamentals of Statistical & Thermal Physics , F. Reif , Mc Graw-Hill, 1998
Additional Resources	Thermodynamics, Principles & Practice, Michael A. Saad, , Prentice Hall, 1997

Material Sharing

Documents
Assignments	10 homeworks
Exams	1 midterm, 1 final

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-term	2	50
Homework	8	10
Final	1	40
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		60
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	gains the ability to apply the knowledge in physics and mathematics					X
2	gains the ability to construct an experimental setup, perform the experiment, analyze and interpret the results		X
3	is supposed to have the education required for the measurements in scientific and technological areas	X
4	is able to work in an interdisciplinary team	X
5	is able to identify, formulate and solve physics problems				X
6	is conscious for the professional and ethical responsibility	X
7	is able to communicate actively and effectively		X
8	is supposed to have the required education for the industrial applications and the social contributions of physics	X
9	is conscious about the necessity of lifelong education and can implement it	X
10	is supposed to be aware of the current investigations and developments in the field		X
11	can make use of the techniques and the modern equipment required for physical applications	X

ECTS

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 14x Total course hours)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	10	140
Mid-terms	2	3	6
Homework	8	10	80
Final examination	1	3	3
Total Work Load			271
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			10.8
ECTS Credit of the Course			11

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