Physics 445: Statistical Physics

Course Material

Course Outline

Lecture Notes

Section 1: Introduction

Section 2: Microcanonical Ensemble

Section 3: Liouville's Theorem

Section 4: Canonical Ensemble

Section 5: Kinetic Theory

Section 6: Grand Canonical Ensemble

Section 7: Quantum Statistical Mechanics

Section 8: Fermions

Section 9: Bosons

Section 10: Phase Transitions

Non Ideal Gases

Notes on Gaussian Integrals and Stirling's approximation

Specific Heat of an ideal Bose gas - F.Y.H. Wang, Am. J. Phys. 72, 1193 (2004)

Problem Sets and solutions

Problem Set 1 Solutions

Problem Set 2 Solutions

Problem Set 3 Solutions

Problem Set 4 Solutions

Problem Set 5 Solutions

Problem Set 6 Solutions

Exams and Midterms

2011 Midterm Midterm formula sheet Solutions

2010 Final Exam Final Exam formula sheet 2010 Midterm