Advanced Statistical Mechanics (PHYS3920)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2024
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Mathematics & Physics School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Workshop 2 Hours/ Week
Tutorial 1 Hour/ Week
Practical 3 Hours/ Week
Incompatible
PHYS3020 (co-taught), PHYS70201 (co-taught)
Prerequisite
PHYS2020 + [MATH2001 or MATH2901] + PHYS2041
Recommended prerequisite
MATH2100
Assessment methods
Examination
Assignments
Laboratory Work
Course enquiries
Doctor Peter Jacobson (Semester 2, Regular, St Lucia, In person)
Dr Peter Jacobson
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
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Course description
Theoretical understanding of the physical properties of samples of material of macroscopic size, on the basis of the known quantum mechanical behaviour of the constituent (microscopic) particles; micro-canonical, canonical, and grand-canonical ensembles; classical and quantum gases; photons and phonons; Planck distribution and black-body radiation; fermions and bosons; Fermi-Dirac distribution and Fermi energy; Bose-Einstein distribution and Bose condensation. The course is the Advanced Science version of PHYS3020.
Archived offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) | St Lucia | External | Course Profile |
