COURSE OUTLINE: This is an introductory course in classical and quantum statistical mechanics which deals with the principle of ensembles, Classical, Fermi and Bose ideal gases, Pauli paramagnestim, Debye and Einstein’s theory of specific heat and the 1D Ising model.
PRE-REQUISITES: Thermodynamics, Classical mechanics, Quantum mechanics
INTENDED AUDIENCE: M.Sc and beginning PhD students and other interested individuals