Yarmouk University

Faculty of Science
B.Sc. in Physics

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Course Code & No. PHYS 462 Course Title STATISTICAL MECHANICS Credit Hrs 3

Semester 2 Academic Year 2021-2022 Pre/Co Requisites

Coordinator Abdullah I A Al-Sharif Status Required Teaching Language English

Instructor Office Hours/ Location Email Teaching Assistants

Sun and Tue 10-11 Wed and

Abdullah I A Al-Sharif
Mon 12-13

Course Format Lecture Time/Venue Phone Section Course Website

Sun, Tue, Thu
https://elearning.yu.edu.jo/course/view.php
Lectures (Theory) 11:00-12:00 1
?id=277
at 439

Course Description

Course Objectives

OBJ1 Introduce the meaning of thermal equilibrium of a system and its relation with the muaximum number of accessible state to the system.

OBJ2 Introduce Boltzmann’s factor from the intropy and the maximum number of state accessible to the system.

OBJ3 Develop the concept partition function.

OBJ4 Use of quantum statistics and the partition function to extract thermal properties of various thermodynamic systems.

OBJ5 Use of quantum statistics to simple harmonic oscillator and extend this result to solid material, photons and phonons statistics.

OBJ6 Apply statistical mechanics to Fermionic and Bosonic particles.

Mapping to Target Weight

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs): Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:
PLOs* 100%

CLO1 Ability to find the multiplicity function for simple physical system such as two level system. (1), (2), (3) 5.0%

CLO2 Ability to use simple probability for physical system. (1), (2), (3) 5.0%

CLO3 Ability to use ensample averge. (1), (2), (3) 10.0%

CLO4 Ability to make decidsion about themodynamic equilbrium from temoerature and entropy. (1), (2), (3) 10.0%

CLO5 Ability to derive the intropy from the number of accessible states. (1), (2), (3) 5.0%

CLO6 Ability to derive all the thermodynamic properties from the partition function. (1), (2), (3) 10.0%

CLO7 Ability to use the partition function for two level system. (1), (2), (3) 5.0%

Ability to extract from the Helmholtz free energy all thermal properties such as pressure and entropy.
CLO8 (1), (2), (3) 10.0%

CLO9 Ability to use the partition function for ideak gas. (1), (2), (3) 10.0%

CLO10 Ability to use Planck distribution function for photons. (1), (2), (3) 5.0%

CLO11 Ability to use phonon statistics in solid materials. (1), (2), (3) 5.0%

CLO12 Ability to use the chemical potential. (1), (2), (3) 5.0%

CLO13 Ability to use Gibbs Sum for open system. (1), (2), (3) 5.0%

CLO14 Ability to use Bose-Einstein distribution function. (1), (2), (3) 5.0%

CLO15 Ability to use Fermi dirac distribution function. (1), (2), (3) 5.0%

Main TextBook

Thermal Physics, kittek and kroemer 2nd edition Freeman 1980.

Other Reference(s)
1- Mandl, Statistical Physics, Wiley. 2-Reif, Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics, McGraw Hill. 3- A.J. Pointon, An Introduction to Statistical
Physics for students, Longman.

Course Assessment (Methods/Dates)

Method 70% Date Method 30% Date
First Exam Second Exam 20%
Final Exam 50% Programming Assignments
Quizzes 20% Homeworks 10%

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Yarmouk University
Faculty of Science
B.Sc. in Physics

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Course Content
Topic Notes

1 State of a model systems

2 Fundamental assumption and construction of ensample.

3 Thermal equilbrium and etropy

4 laws of thermodynamics

5 Boltzmann factor and partition function.

6 Helmholtz free energy

7 Ideal gas

8 Planck distribution function

9 planck law and Stefan-Boltzmann law

10 Phonons in solid: Einstien and Debye models.

11 Chemical potential

12 Gibbs factor and Gibbs sum.

13 Fermi dirac distribution function

14 Bose-Einstein distribution function

15 Fermi and Bose gas

16 Final exam

Course Policies

It is compulsory for students to attend at least 85% of the whole time allocated to the course. More than four (4) unjustified absences from
Attendance
the lecture OR more than two (2) unjustified absences from the lab will make you ineligible to attend the final exam

Quizzes Students are informed about the date of their quizzes.

Assignments Students are expected to solve their assignments and submit them on due time.

Late Submissions Late submission may be subjected to a decrease in the grade that is proportional to the delayed days.

Exams are closed books. Students who did not attend the first/second exam due to exceptional situations (for e.g., medical emergency) will
Exams
be given a makeup exam

Plagiarism Student caught cheating will be awarded a 0 in the exam and may be subject to university disciplinary actions.

Disability Students with disability need to approach the course instructor so that commodities will be put in place to assist them.

*The B.Sc. in Physics program enables students to achieve, by the time of graduation the following Program Learning Outcomes Target Weight
(PLOs): 100%
An ability to identify, formulate, and solve broadly defined
technical or scientific problems by applying knowledge of
(1) 33.3%
mathematics and science and/or technical topics to areas relevant to
physics.
An ability to formulate or design a system, process, procedure or
(2) 33.3%
program to meet desired needs.

An ability to develop and conduct experiments or test hypotheses,

(3) analyze and interpret data and use scientific judgment to draw 33.3%
conclusions.

(4) An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences. 0.0%

An ability to understand ethical and professional responsibilities and

(5) the impact of technical and/or scientific solutions in global, economic, 0.0%
environmental, and societal contexts.

An ability to function effectively on teams that establish goals, plan

(6) 0.0%
tasks, meet deadlines, and analyze risk and uncertainty.

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