DELETED: Thermal physics aLaajuus (4 cr)

Objective

After completing the course, the student • knows the most essential models of matter and processes for thermal physics • understands the essential content of thermal physics, such as ideal gas law, equipartition theorem, and the laws of thermodynamics with their consequences • understands the connection of principles of thermal physics for heat engines and refrigerators

Content

Models of matter, ideal gas law, equipartition theorem, Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, partition function, the laws of thermodynamics at macroscopic and microscopic level with their consequences, heat engines and refrigerators

Materials

Schroeder, D. V. Thermal physics (1999). Materials distributed in the course

Further information

• This course is meant for photonics, physics, and technical physics majors and minors but open for everybody.

Execution methods

Teaching can take place online and/or in a classroom. The exact implementation will be told in the beginning of the course. Taking place in the course is possible in both Joensuu and Kuopio campuses. From 1.8.2024: Teaching can take place online or in a classroom. The exact implementation will be told in the beginning of the course. Taking place in the course is possible in both Joensuu and Kuopio campuses. BYOD exam.

Accomplishment methods

Exercises+ course exam or a general exam. Lectures 30 h, exercises 16 h + course exam, independent working. The grade is based on course exam and exercises or on general exam. From 1.8.2024: Lectures/lecture videos 30 h, exercises 16 h + BYOD exam (3 h), independent working. The grade is based on course’s BYOD exam and exercises or on general exam (BYOD exam)