Course title
熱統計力学および演習   [Statistical Thermodynamics & Exercises]
Course category technology speciality courses  Requirement   Credit 3 
Department   Year 34  Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 023451
Instructor(s)
箕田 弘喜   [MINODA Hiroki]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Engineering Office afjgxte/L1151  Email address

Course description
The approach of this lecture to thermal physics differs from the traditional one. The leading concepts in the lecture are the entropy, the temperature, the Boltzmann factor, the chemical potential, the Gibbs factor, and the distribution function.
Energy: various thermodynamic potentials are also defined, such as internal energy, Helmholtz free energy, Gibbs free energy
Statistics: there are classical and quantum statistics. In the classical statistics (the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution), particles can be distinguished. On the other hand, in the quantum statistics (Fermi-Dirac distribution or Bose-Einstein distribution), particles cannot be distinguished.
Expected Learning
Understanding the relationship between thermodynamics, which deals with macroscopic systems and discusses without being aware of microscopic systems, and statistical mechanics, which constitutes macroscopic systems, and the idea of statistical mechanics.
To be able to have multi-system energetic discussions based on. Also, be able to solve questions based on the content on your own at a certain level.
Course schedule
Chapter 0."Review of themodynamics" (wek1)
Chapter 1 "States of a model system" (week 2,3)
Chapter 2 "Entropy and temperature" (week 4,5)
Chapter 3 "Boltzmann distribution and Helmholtz free energy" (week 6~8)
Chapter 4 "Thermal radiation and Planck distribution" (week 9~10)
midterm exam
Chapter 5 "Chemical potential and Gibbs distribution" (week 10,11)
Chapter 6 "Ideal gas" (week 12,13)
Chapter 7 "Gibbs free energy and chemical reactions" (week 14)
Chapter 8 "Heat and work" (week15)
final exam
Prerequisites
Students are recommended to prepare for and revise the lecture, spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University and using the lecture handouts as well as the references specified below.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Charles Kittel, “Thermal Physics” (W. H. Freeman and Company)
References
Assessment/Grading
Weekly homework report (70%), final report (30%). 
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Course keywords
Entropy, Temperature, Boltzmann factor, Partition function, Helmholtz free energy, Planck distribution, Fermi-Dirac distribution, Bose-Einstein distribution, Gibbs factor, Gibbs sun, Gibbs free energy, Heat and work, Carnot cycle
Office hours
On demand
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3/19/2021 8:55:58 PM