ADVANCED THERMODYNAMICS

(September 2017)

INSTRUCTOR: Chin-Hsiang Cheng

PREREQUISITES: Fundamental Thermodynamics, Mathematics, Physics

COURSE CREDITS: 3

HOURS PER WEEK: 3 hrs.

REFERENCES:
1. W. Kauzmann, Kinetic Theory of Gases, Dover Books on Chemistry, reprinted Apr 19,
2012.
2. John F. Lee, Francis W. Sears, and Donald L. Turcotte, Statistical Thermodynamics,
2nd Ed., Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass, 1973.
3. Normand M. Laurendeau, Statistical Thermodynamics: Fundamentals and Applications,
1st Ed., Cambridge Univ. Press, New York, 2011.
4. David J. Griffiths, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, 2nd Ed., Cambridge Univ. Press,
New York, 2016.
5. J.P. Holman, Thermodynamics, 4th Ed., McGraw-Hill, Chaps. 12 and 13, 1988.
6. M. Saad, Thermodynamics: Principles and Practices, Prentice-Hall Int., Chaps. 12 and 13,
1997.

CONTENTS:
1. Introduction
2. Kinetic Theory of an Ideal Gas
3. The Distribution of Molecular Velocity
4. Transport Phenomena
5. Molecular Dynamics Simulations
6. Quantum Mechanics
7. Bose-Einstein Quantum Statistics
8. Fermi-Dirac Quantum Statistics
9. Partition Functions
10. Thermodynamic Properties
11. Vapors, Liquids, and Solids

DISTRIBUTION OF MARKS:

Homework: 50%
Mid-Term Exam/Report: 20%
Final Exam/Report: 20%
Continuous Assessment: 10%