Statistical Physics Course
Dive into statistical physics essentials: master ensembles, partition functions, Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions, entropy, and temperature. Bridge microscopic dynamics to thermodynamic principles, equipping you to model gases and materials accurately for professional physics tasks.

4 to 360h flexible workload
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What will I learn?
This course offers a streamlined, hands-on introduction to statistical physics, covering key concepts from ensembles and partition functions to entropy, temperature, and their links to kinetic theory and Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions. You'll gain practical skills for computing thermal properties, validating models, and interpreting real-world data in physics applications.
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Develop skills
- Perform quick order-of-magnitude estimates for gases and check classical assumptions.
- Calculate Maxwell-Boltzmann speed distributions and identify key thermal velocities.
- Construct microcanonical and canonical ensembles to derive fundamental thermodynamic relations.
- Apply partition functions to compute energy, free energy, entropy, and pressure in multi-particle systems.
- Understand temperature and entropy at the microscopic level, connecting to the second law of thermodynamics.
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