PHYS 310 - Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Temperature: heat, work, and the first law of thermodynamics; entropy and the second law, enthalpy, Helmholtz and Gibbs free energy; thermodynamic equilibrium criteria; Maxwell's relations, phase transitions; elementary kinetic theory of gases. Prerequisites: one of PHYS 124, PHYS 144, or EN PH 131, and one of PHYS 126, PHYS 146, PHYS 181, or PHYS 130. Corequisite: MATH 209 or 215 or 315 or 317 or MA PH 351 or equivalent.