Statistical Thermodynamics: Molecules to Machines

Carnegie Mellon University

À propos de ce cours

Modern engineering research focuses on designing new materials and processes at the molecular level. Statistical thermodynamics provides the formalism for understanding how molecular interactions lead to the observed collective behavior at the macroscale. This course will develop a molecular-level understanding of key thermodynamic quantities like heat, work, free energy and entropy. These concepts will be applied in understanding several important engineering and biological applications.

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Approx. 19 hours to complete

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Cours en ligne à 100 %

Commencez dès maintenant et apprenez aux horaires qui vous conviennent.

Niveau intermédiaire

Approx. 19 hours to complete

Recommandé : 4 hours/week

English

Sous-titres : English

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

1

Section

1 hour to complete

Theory: Classical Thermodynamics

...

4 videos (Total 40 min), 3 quizzes

4 videos

Module 1.1: Classical Mechanics9m

Module 1.2: Quantum Mechanics10m

Module 2.1: Classical Thermodynamics10m

Module 2.2: Phase Equilibrium8m

3 practice exercises

Assignment 130m

Entry Survey10m

Hands-on demo kit10m

2

Section

2 hours to complete

Theory: Introduction to Statistics and Statistical Thermodynamics

...

2 videos (Total 18 min), 2 quizzes

2 videos

Module 3.1: Statistics9m

Module 3.2: Statistical Thermodynamics8m

1 practice exercises

Assignment 230m

3

Section

1 hour to complete

Theory: Non-interacting systems

...

5 videos (Total 50 min), 1 quiz

5 videos

Module 4.1: Non-Interacting Systems: Two-level System10m

Module 4.2: Non-Interacting Systems: Ideal Gas9m

Module 4.3: Non-Interacting Systems: Electrons10m

Module 4.4: Non-Interacting Systems: Phonons9m

Module 4.5: Non-Interacting Systems: Photons9m

1 practice exercises

Assignment 330m

4

Section

1 hour to complete

Theory: Interacting systems

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3 videos (Total 30 min), 1 quiz

3 videos

Module 5.1: Ising Model: Introduction8m

Module 5.2: Ising Model: Mean-field Approximation12m

Module 5.3: Ising Model: Fluctuations8m

1 practice exercises

Assignment 445m

5

Section

1 hour to complete

Applications: Water, Polymer and Photosynthesis

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3 videos (Total 22 min), 1 quiz

3 videos

Module 6.1: Water: Two-phase model5m

Module 6.2: Water: Unique properties8m

Module 7.1: Polymers8m

1 practice exercises

Assignment 545m

6

Section

2 hours to complete

Applications: Photosynthesis, Liquids

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3 videos (Total 34 min), 1 quiz

3 videos

Module 8.1: Photosynthesis14m

Module 9.1: Classical Liquids10m

Module 9.2: Classical Liquids: Measurement9m

1 practice exercises

Assignment 630m

7

Section

1 hour to complete

Application: Adsorption, Electrolytes

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4 videos (Total 36 min)

4 videos

Module 10.1: Adsorption: Non-interacting adsorbates6m

Module 10.2: Adsorption: Interacting adsorbates4m

Module 11.1: Electrolytes14m

Office Hours10m

8

Section

4 minutes to complete

Thank You

...

1 video (Total 4 min)

1 videos

Thank You3m

Instructor

Venkat Viswanathan

Assistant Professor

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