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09/04/08
PHY 420: Introduction to Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
420 Introduction to Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (3)
Emphasis on laws of thermodynamics and properties of thermodynamic systems, kinetic theory of gases, molecular velocity distributions, transport phenomena, Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics. (Lec. 3) Pre: 205 and MTH 243.