Statistical Physics
Marlboro College, Spring 1996
Jim Mahoney
(mahoney@marlboro.edu)
General Info
This course is designed for sophomore-level physics students.
We will cover the foundations of of temperature, entropy, the Boltzman
distribution, from a statistical point of view. The text is
Reif's Statistical Physics, from the Berkerly physics series, volume 5.
Assignments
- Mechanics Review for Thurs 1/25/96
- Basic Thermo Review for Thurs 2/1/96
- Quantum Basics for Thurs 2/1/96
- chap 1 : equilibrium for Tues 2/13/96
- # 1.1, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.13
- chap 2 : basic probability for Tues 2/20/96
- # 2.1, 2.4, 2.8, 2.13, 2.16, 2.18
by Jim Mahoney
(mahoney@marlboro.edu).