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Course Info

  • Course Number / Code:
  • 8.044 (Spring 2008) 
  • Course Title:
  • Statistical Physics I 
  • Course Level:
  • Undergraduate 
  • Offered by :
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Massachusetts, United States  
  • Department:
  • Physics 
  • Course Instructor(s):
  • Prof. Young Lee 
  • Course Introduction:
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  • 8.044 Statistical Physics I



    Spring 2008




    Course Highlights




    8.044 Statistical Physics I



    Spring 2008


    Rotational Raman spectrum of a diatomic molecule.
    Rotational Raman spectrum of a diatomic molecule. (Image by Prof. Thomas Greytak.)


    Course Description


    This course offers an introduction to probability, statistical mechanics, and thermodynamics. Numerous examples are used to illustrate a wide variety of physical phenomena such as magnetism, polyatomic gases, thermal radiation, electrons in solids, and noise in electronic devices.
     

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