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A session wise schedule of readings is provided in the table below.



Textbook


Amazon logo Hill, Terrill L. An Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics. New York, NY: Dover, 1987. ISBN: 9780486652429.



Other Resources


Amazon logo Knox, J. H. Molecular Thermodynamics. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1971. ISBN: 9780471495901.

Amazon logo Andrews, F. C. Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1975. ISBN: 9780471031239.

Amazon logo Silbey, R., R. Alberty, and M. Bawendi. Physical Chemistry. 4th ed. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2004. ISBN: 9780471215042.

Amazon logo McQuarrie, D., and J. Simon. Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach. University Science, 1997. ISBN: 9780935702996.

Amazon logo Metiu, H. Physical Chemistry: Statistical Mechanics. Taylor & Francis, 2006. ISBN: 9780815340850.

Amazon logo Maczek, A. Statistical Thermodynamics. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780198559115.

Amazon logo Nash, L. Elements of Statistical Thermodynamics. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Dover, 2006. ISBN: 9780486449784.

Amazon logo Callen, H. Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics. 2nd ed. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1985. ISBN: 9780471862567.

Amazon logo Widom, B. Statistical Mechanics: A Concise Introduction for Chemists. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780521811194.

Amazon logo McQuarrie, D. Statistical Mechanics. 2nd ed. University Science Books, 2000. ISBN: 9781891389153.

Amazon logo Reif, F. Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1965. ISBN: 9780070518001.

Amazon logo Kittel, C. Introduction to Solid State Physics. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1986. ISBN: 9780471874744.

Mayer, J., and M. Mayer. Statistical Mechanics. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1966.

Sachs, M. Solid State Theory. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1963.

Amazon logo Bube, R. Electrons in Solids. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 1992. ISBN: 9780121385538.

Amazon logo Ibach, H., and H. Lüth. Solid State Physics. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, 2003. ISBN: 9783540438700.

Amazon logo Ashcroft, N. W., and, N. D. Mermin. Solid State Physics. Saunders College, 1976. ISBN: 9780030839931.

Kauzmann, W. Kinetic Theory of Gases. Benjamin, 1966.

Amazon logo Houston, P. Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics. New York, NY: Dover, 2006. ISBN: 9780486453347.



Readings Text Legend


H = Hill
Mac = Maczek
Met = Metiu


LEC #TOPICSREADINGS
1Review of thermodynamicsH: 1-6
2E, A, and S: macroscopic properties for microscopic probabilities {Pi}H: 6-20
3Canonical partition function: replace {Pi} by QH: 12-13 and 18-20
4Microcanonical ensemble: replace {Pi} by Ω, Q vs. ΩH: 26-30 and 33-38
5Molecular partition function: replace E (assembly) by ε (molecule)

H: 59-70

Mac: 16-19

Met: 49-55

6Q corrected for molecular indistinguishabilityH: 68-70
7Translational part of Boltzmann partition functionH: 74-77
8Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein statisticsH: 59-72
9Calculation of macroscopic properties from microscopic energy levels: qtransH: 74-81
10

Quantum vs. classical qtrans

Equipartition

Internal degrees of freedom

H: 82-85 and 112-115
11Internal degrees of freedom for atoms and diatomic molecules

H: 147-158

Mac: 42-53

12

Rotational partition function

Equipartition

H: 153-159

Mac: 47-53

Met: 131-142

13Nuclear spin statistics: symmetry number, σ Low temperature limit for rotational partition function

H: 153-159 and 466-472

Mac: 54-57

14Low and high-T limits for qrot and qvib

H: 153-159

Mac: 51-53

15Polyatomic molecules: rotation and vibration

H: 151-153

Mac: 53 and 58-63

16Chemical equilibrium I

H: 177-182

Mac: 77-83

Met: 179-191

17Chemical equilibrium II

H: 182-187

Mac: 83-92

Met: 191-196

18Model intermolecular potentialsH: 261-274
21Thermodynamics of solid: Einstein and Debye modelsH: 86-98
22Einstein and Debye solidsH: 98-105 and 490-495
24Free electron theory of a metalH: 441-444

 








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