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.
Statistical Thermodynamics: Molecules to Machines
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Carnegie Mellon University
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
11 hour to complete
Theory: Classical Thermodynamics
4 videos (Total 40 min), 3 quizzes
4 videos
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
Week
22 hours to complete
Theory: Introduction to Statistics and Statistical Thermodynamics
2 videos (Total 18 min), 2 quizzes
1 practice exercise
Assignment 230m
Week
31 hour to complete
Theory: Non-interacting systems
5 videos (Total 50 min), 1 quiz
5 videos
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 exercise
Assignment 330m
Week
41 hour to complete
Theory: Interacting systems
3 videos (Total 30 min), 1 quiz
3 videos
Module 5.2: Ising Model: Mean-field Approximation12m
Module 5.3: Ising Model: Fluctuations8m
1 practice exercise
Assignment 445m
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7 ReviewsTop reviews from Statistical Thermodynamics: Molecules to Machines
This course is advanced level stuff.You got to have high understanding of probability distributions and also a lot of integral calculus is required.
Instructor
Venkat Viswanathan
Assistant ProfessorMechanical Engineering
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