Principles of Statistical Thermal Mechanics# Partition Functions, Boltzmann and Maxwell Distributions. Macroscopic Gas Parameters# Pressure, Temperature, and Entropy. Equation of State, Diffusion, Boltzmann Transport Equation. Collison Parameters and Scattering. Collisions Between Electrons, Ions, Atoms, and Molecules. Molecular Reactions (first, Second, and Third Orders), Reaction Rates, Detailed Balance and Equilibrium Constants.

Faculty: Aerospace Engineering
|Undergraduate Studies
Pre-required courses

(84213 - Thermodynamics and 84225 - Dynamics and 94411 - Probability (ie) and 114054 - Physics 3) or (104034 - Introduction to Probability H and 114036 - Statistical and Thermal Physics and 114086 - Waves and 114101 - Analytical Mechanics)

Course with no extra credit (contains)

56378 114036 - Statistical and Thermal Physics 124413 - Statistical Thermodynamics