Memo Date:
Friday, March 4, 2016
To:
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From:
Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: February 24, 2016
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Summer 2016
PHYS
Credit Hours: (3)
An introduction to heat, thermodynamics, kinetic theory, and statistical physics. Topics include: classical thermodynamics, Maxwell-Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein distributions.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 3141 and PHYS 3101 with grades of C or above, CHEM 1251 and CHEM 1251L, MATH 2241.
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Three lecture hours a week.
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Summer 2016
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PHYS 3151 4151 - Thermal Physics
Credit Hours: (3)
An introduction to heat, thermodynamics, kinetic theory, and statistical physics. Topics include: classical thermodynamics, Maxwell-Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein distributions.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 3141 and PHYS 3101 with grades of C or above, CHEM 1251 and CHEM 1251L, MATH 2241.
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Three lecture hours a week.