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5110. Advanced Thermodynamics
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Microscopic view of thermodynamics: probability and statistics of independent events, thermodynamic probabilities and most probable thermodynamic distributions, molecular structure and partition function, Ensemble of microstates describing macroscopic behavior, with ideal gas as an example, Macroscopic descriptions of thermodynamic equilibrium and equilibrium states, Reversible processes, Heat and Work interactions, Mixtures of pure substances and chemical equilibrium, Stability and phase transitions, Irreversible thermodynamics, Onsager reciprocity relations and thermo-electric effects, Kinetic theory of gases.
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| Term | Class Number | Campus | Instruction Mode | Instructor | Section | Session | Schedule | Enrollment | Location | Credits | Grading Basis | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1248 9689 1 001 | Fall 2024 | 9689 | Storrs | In Person | Sung, Chih-Jen | 001 | Reg | Tu 5:00pm‑7:30pm |
4/25 | PWE 476 | 3.00 | Graded | |
| 1248 9690 1 010X | Fall 2024 | 9690 | Storrs | Online Synchronous | Sung, Chih-Jen | 010X | Reg | Tu 5:00pm‑7:30pm |
4/15 | No Room Required - Online | 3.00 | Graded |