Course syllabus adopted 2021-02-26 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameTermodynamik och statistisk mekanik
- CodeFTF140
- Credits7.5 Credits
- OwnerTKTFY
- Education cycleFirst-cycle
- Main field of studyEngineering Physics
- DepartmentPHYSICS
- GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail
Course round 1
- Teaching language Swedish
- Application code 57119
- Maximum participants180
- Block schedule
- Open for exchange studentsNo
- Only students with the course round in the programme overview.
Credit distribution
Module | Sp1 | Sp2 | Sp3 | Sp4 | Summer | Not Sp | Examination dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0195 Examination 7.5 c Grading: TH | 7.5 c |
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In programmes
- TKTEM - ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS, Year 3 (compulsory)
- TKTFY - ENGINEERING PHYSICS, Year 3 (compulsory)
Examiner
Henrik Grönbeck- Full Professor, Chemical Physics, Physics
Eligibility
General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Specific entry requirements
The same as for the programme that owns the course.Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Course specific prerequisites
Classical mechanics and basic quantum physics. Multivariabel analysis. Basic probability theory and statistics.
Aim
The purpose of the course is to provide basic knowledge about thermodynamic relations and statistical distributions, so that the student after finished course will be able to apply these laws to various practical problems and also be able to assimilate new scientific and technical information in order to attack novel and more complicated technological problems.
Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
Content
Basic thermodynamic concepts as equilibrium, reversible and irreversible processes, state functions, heat and work. Statistical description of many-body systems and the concept of multiplicity and entropy. The laws of thermodynamics. Application of thermodynamics to heat engines, refrigerators and heat pumps. Thermodynamic potentials, free energies and chemical potential. Phase equilibrium in one and two-component systems. Microcanonical, canonical and grand canonical ensembles. Equipartition theorem. Maxwell velocity distribution. Applications to classical ideal gases, lattice vibrations, paramagnetism and adsorption problems. Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein distribution functions for ideal quantum gases and density of states. Applications to electrons in metals and in semi-conductors, stability of stars and Bose-Einstein condensation. Planck distribution, blackbody radiation and heat balance applied to the earth atmosphere.
Organisation
Instruction is given in the form of lectures and problem-solving sessions. These are supplemented by one compulsory experimental laboration: The Hot-Air Engine.
Literature
Daniel V. Schroeder: An Introduction to Thermal Physics (Addison Wesley Longham, 2000).
Examination including compulsory elements
The course ends with a written exam, mostly consisting of problems to be solved. During the course there is two written tests ("duggor") which may give bonus-points for the exam. The experimental laboration is compulsory and give no extra bonus points.
The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.
The course syllabus contains changes
- Changes to examination:
- 2021-08-27: Examination date Examination date changed from 2021-10-29 to 2021-10-30 by henrik Grönbeck
[2021-10-29 7,5 hec, 0195]
- 2021-08-27: Examination date Examination date changed from 2021-10-29 to 2021-10-30 by henrik Grönbeck