Prerequisites: Chemistry 110B and Math 33A/B. Again, a more advanced discussion than what we will cover.
Lubensky Cambridge University Press (1995).Īn overview of the statistical mechanics and structure of matter in various condensed phases emphasizing the role symmetries as an organizing principle. Principles of Condensed Matter Physics P.M. Somewhat more advanced than most of the course. Lecture notes from a brilliant but idiosyncratic course on statistical mechanics. Feynman Addison-Wesley, Redwood City (1988). Statistical Mechanics: A set of lectures R.P. Pippard Cambridge University Press (1964). The Elements of Classical Thermodynamics, A.B. If this subject is important to you, this text will be an important addition to your library. Lifshitz Pergamon Press, Oxford (1980).Ī recommended supplementary text for the course. Statistical Physics 3 rd Edition Part 1 L.D. Some homework problems will come from this book. This book does an excellent job of discussing elementary kinetics and quantum statistical mechanics. McGraw Hill Book Co., New York (1965).Ī strongly recommended supplementary text for the course. This book provides an excellent introduction to the subject and provides one of the best discussions of fluctuations, correlations, and the relaxation kinetics towards equilibrium.įundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics.
The principal text for the statistical physics part of the course. Over the two-quarter sequence, we will cover most of the first eleven chapters.Įlementary Statistical Physics, Charles Kittel, Dover Publications Inc., New York, (1958). This is a classic textbook in the field and presents thermodynamics in a concise and axiomatic approach. The principal text for the thermodynamics part of the course. Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics, 2 nd Edition, Herbert Callen, John Wiley & Sons, New York (1985).
I would like you to purchase the main two texts for our course and I strongly recommend that a few of the other ones, particularly if you are interesting in pursuing this field further. Typically, homework will be assigned on Mondays and will be due on the following Monday unless specified otherwiseĪll assignments will be found online at the course website.īelow I list a number of useful textbooks for the course roughly in order of importance to the class. Part Iv Is Also An Addition Which Covers Quantum Systems Such As Ideal Fermi Gas (Free Electrons In Metals), Photon Gas And Ideal Bose Gas (Helium Gas).Chemistry 223A: Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanicsġ) Lectures will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00am to 11:50am in Young Hall 3069.Ģ) Christian Vaca will hold a discussion section on Fridays at 10:00am to 10:50 am in Young Hall 3069. In This Part Additions Such As Imperfect Gases, Equilibrium Isotope And Kinetic Isotope Effects And Reactions At The Surfaces Have Been Made, In This Edition. Part Iii Includes Chapters On The Applications Of The Formalism To Real Laboratory Chemical Systems. Part Ii Covers Formalism Of Statistical Mechanism And Its Relation To Thermodynamics As Well As The Statistical Mechanics Of Ensembles, Quantum Statistics And Fluctuations. While The Fundamental Concepts Have Been Developed By First Approach, Concept Of Ensembles Have Been Included To Bring Out The Importance Of This Concept In The Application Of Statistical Thermodynamics To Chemical Systems Where Interparticle Interactions Become Important.Part I Of The Book Deals With The Background Concepts, Fundamentals In Mathematics, Classical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics And Thermodynamics Which Are Essential For Statistical Mechanics. In This Book Attempt Has Been Made To Take Advantage Of Both Approaches. Some Applications Of Statistical Thermodynamics Have Been Described In Detail With Illustrative Solved Examples.There Are Two Basic Approaches In Statistical Mechanics One Based On The Study Of Independent Particles In An Isolated System And The Other Based On The Concept Of Ensembles. With This, The Theory Has Been Developed In A Simple, Logical And Understandable Way. It Assumes That Readers Have Knowledge Of Basic Thermodynamics And Quantum Mechanics. It Is Intended Primarily For Graduate Students But May Provide Useful Information And Reading To Science And Engineering Students At All Levels. This Is An Introductory Book Which Explains The Foundations Of The Subject And Its Application.
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