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Sacramento, California
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PHYS 124
Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Basic concepts and laws of thermodynamics and thermal properties of matter; kinetic theory of gases; use of distribution functions and ensembles in statistical mechanics; connection of probability and entropy; quantum statistics; applications to various systems.
Units: 3.0
Prerequisites:
PHYS 011C - General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism
and
PHYS 011B - General Physics: Heat, Light, Sound, Modern Physics
and
PHYS 011A - General Physics: Mechanics
and
MATH 045 - Differential Equations for Science and Engineering