PH2202 : Thermal Physics (Spring 2020) | Academic Portal of IISER Kolkata

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Details of PH2202 (Spring 2020)

Level: 2

Type: Theory

Credits: 2.0

Course Code	Course Name	Instructor(s)
PH2202	Thermal Physics	Arindam Kundagrami

Syllabus
Basic kinetic theory. Thermodynamics: laws, Carnot engines, thermodynamic potentials and their relations. PV diagrams. Phase transitions. Random walk and diffusion.

References
H. B. Callen, Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics, Wiley (1985) A. M. Glazer and J. C. Wark, Statistical Mechanics : A Survival Guide, Oxford University Press (2001) D. V. Schroeder, An Introduction to Thermal Physics, Addison-Wesley (1999)

Course Credit Options

Sl. No.	Programme	Semester No	Course Choice
1	IP	2	Not Allowed
2	IP	4	Not Allowed
3	IP	6	Not Allowed
4	MR	2	Not Allowed
5	MR	4	Not Allowed
6	MS	4	Core
7	RS	1	Not Allowed
8	RS	2	Not Allowed