College of Chemistry Course Guide

PHYS 112 - Introduction to Statistical and Thermal Physics (4 Units)

(Taken from the UC Berkeley Course Guide)

Course Overview

Summary

Basic concepts of statistical mechanics, microscopic basis of thermodynamics and applications to macroscopic systems, condensed states, phase transformations, quantum distributions, elementary kinetic theory of transport processes, fluctuation phenomena.

Prerequisites

PHYS 7A, PHYS 7B, PHYS 7C

Workload

Time Commitment

3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week.




UC Berkeley Course Guide