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.
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Intermediate Level
Approx. 10 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish
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Carnegie Mellon University
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
1 hour to complete
Theory: Classical Thermodynamics
1 hour to complete
4 videos (Total 40 min)
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
2 hours to complete
Theory: Introduction to Statistics and Statistical Thermodynamics
2 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 18 min)
1 practice exercise
Assignment 230m
1 hour to complete
Theory: Non-interacting systems
1 hour to complete
5 videos (Total 50 min)
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
1 hour to complete
Theory: Interacting systems
1 hour to complete
3 videos (Total 30 min)
3 videos
Module 5.2: Ising Model: Mean-field Approximation12m
Module 5.3: Ising Model: Fluctuations8m
1 practice exercise
Assignment 445m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS: MOLECULES TO MACHINES
by SSJun 30, 2018
This course is advanced level stuff.You got to have high understanding of probability distributions and also a lot of integral calculus is required.
by HKApr 23, 2017
Not bad, but would be better if the course could explain more on the details.
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