PHYS 427

PHYS 427 - Thermal & Statistical Physics

Spring 2025

TitleRubricSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Thermal & Statistical PhysicsPHYS427A36679LEC41530 - 1650 T R  144 Loomis Laboratory Patrick I Draper
Thermal & Statistical PhysicsPHYS427D061783DIS01700 - 1750 T  4036 Campus Instructional Facility Amanda Gatto Lamas
Thermal & Statistical PhysicsPHYS427D161784DIS01800 - 1850 T  4036 Campus Instructional Facility Amanda Gatto Lamas
Thermal & Statistical PhysicsPHYS427D261785DIS01900 - 1950 T  4036 Campus Instructional Facility Amanda Gatto Lamas

Official Description

Equilibrium thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and kinetic theory of gases. A unified treatment is used in that the principles of heat and thermodynamics are discussed along with statistical postulates and the microscopic approach of introductory quantum mechanics. Course Information: 4 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Credit is not given for both PHYS 427 and any of ME 404, CHEM 444, MSE 500. Prerequisite: PHYS 213; PHYS 214; PHYS 435 or ECE 329.