College Bulletin 2024-2025
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PHYS 114. Statistical Physics The statistical behavior of classical and quantum systems; temperature and entropy; equations of state; engines and refrigerators; statistical basis of thermodynamics; microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical distributions; phase transitions; statistics of bosons and fermions; black body radiation; electronic and thermal properties of quantum liquids and solids. Offered every Spring. Prerequisite: Any one of PHYS 111 , PHYS 113 , or PHYS 107 . Natural sciences and engineering. 1 credit. Spring 2025. Raithel. Spring 2026. Raithel. Catalog chapter: Physics and Astronomy Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/physics-astronomy
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