CHEM 5579 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
This course provides a rigorous foundation connecting the microscopic behavior of particles to macroscopic observables in chemistry. Core topics include classical Hamiltonian mechanics, distribution functions, and both classical and quantum equilibrium statistical mechanics. These principles are applied to gases, materials, spectroscopy, and chemical reactivity. Advanced topics, such as path integral formalism, statistical field theory in phase transitions, and nonequilibrium systems, are introduced as time permits.
Course overview
- Department
- Chemistry
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Both
- Offered
- Periodically
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- CHEM4475 and CHEM4476 or courses equivalent to undergraduate courses in thermodynamics and quantum chemistry
Requirements fulfilled
No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.
Official evaluation summary
4.09 / 5
Data freshness
Instructors
- Junwei L Bao
- Udayan Mohanty
Sections
- Section 01