Statistical Physics
| Title | ΣΤΑΤΙΣΤΙΚΗ ΦΥΣΙΚΗ / Statistical Physics |
| Code | ΓΘΥ209 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Physics |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Nikolaos Frangis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40003011 |
Programme of Study: UPS of School of Physics (2012-today)
Registered students: 560
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Compulsory Course | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Academic Year | 2019 – 2020 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Class ID | 600159949
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600159949
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
It is expected that the students will understand the statistical nature of the the thermodynamic - and more general physical- phenomena. They will learn the three basic statistics (microcanonical, canonical, grandcanonical distributions), as well as their applications to physical systems.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Thermal equilibrium, Isolated systems, Postulates of statistical physics.Microcanonical, Canonical and Grandcanonical ensembles.Applications: Ideal classical gas, Heat capacity of solids, Paramagnetic solids, Ideal quantum gas, Black-Body radiation, Fermi-Dirac statistics, Electron gas, Bose-Einstein statistics, Bose condensation.
Educational Material Types
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 117 | 3.9 | |||
| Tutorial | 39 | 1.3 | |||
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | |||
| Problem solving | 21 | 0.7 | |||
| Total | 180 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Assignment (Formative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Στατιστική Φυσική, F. Mandl, Εκδόσεις: Α.Γ. Πνευματικός
Additional bibliography for study
An Introduction to Thermal Physics,Daniel V. Schroeder, Addison-Wesley
Last Update
29-06-2016
