Module Details |
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Title | Statistical Physics | ||
Code | PHYS393 | ||
Coordinator |
Professor TD Veal Physics T.Veal@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2023-24 | Level 6 FHEQ | Second Semester | 7.5 |
Aims |
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• To build on material presented in earlier Thermal Physics and Quantum Mechanics courses |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Understanding of the statistical basis of entropy and temperature |
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(LO2) Ability to devise expressions for observables, (heat capacity, magnetisation) from statistical treatment of quantum systems |
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(LO3) Understanding of Maxwell Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac and Bose Einstein gases |
Syllabus |
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• Basic ideas, macrostate, microstates, averaging, distributions, statistical entropy |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Lecture – 18 x 1 hour |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
18 |
5 |
23 | ||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 52 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 75 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Exam There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) : Semester 2 | 120 | 80 | ||||
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Questions | 0 | 20 |
Recommended Texts |
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