Physics (PHYS)
Department of Physics
Faculty of Science
PHYS 3402 [0.5 credit]
Heat and Thermodynamics
Zeroth, First, Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics; enthalpy, Helmholtz and Gibbs functions and the Maxwell relations; phase transitions; thermodynamics of magnetism; cryogenics cooling by Joule-Thompson effect, adiabatic expansion of a gas, adiabatic demagnetization, helium dilution refrigeration; black body radiation; negative temperatures.
Prerequisites:
PHYS 2101 and
PHYS 2305,
MATH 2007,
MATH 2008,
MATH 2107 and
MATH 2401 or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week.