PHYSICS 461 COURSE OUTLINE
Statistical Physics PHY 461
Text: Introduction to Statistical Physics by A. J. Pointon.
References: Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics by F. Reif
Instructor: Prof. M.K. Qaseer Office: PH3L1
EVALUATION: First Exam 20%, Second Exam 20%, Homework and Quizzes 20%
Final Exam F0% (comprehensive).
Webpage: http://www.just.edu.jo/~qaseer E-mail: qaseer@just.edu.jo
Homework: will be given on a separate sheet (Check the E-Learning). The homework assignments will be due to the beginning of class. No homework will be accepted after that.
WEEK # TOPIC
1 Chapter 1: Introduction
2 Chapter 2: Maxwell-Boltzmann Statistics
3-4 Chapter 3: Applications of Maxwell-Boltzmann Statistics
5-6 Chapter 4: Bose-Einstein Statistics
6-7 Chapter 5: Fermi-Dirac Statistics
8 Chapter 6: Temperature and Entropy
9 Chapter 7: The Thermodynamics of Gases
10 Chapter 8: Applications of Statistical Thermodynamics
11-12 Chapter 9: The Canonical Ensemble
13-14 Chapter 10: The Grand Canonical Ensemble