Download Physical Chemistry II (CHM 422)

Physical Chemistry II (CHM 422)
Instructor : K. Srihari office : FB 435 ✆ : 7043 email : [email protected]
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Outline
The numbers in the
particular topic.
indicate, approximately, the number of lectures to be given on that
➫ Reinvitation to Thermodynamics: The laws, equilibrium, and stability 5
➫ Statistical mechanics: Classical and Quantum History, Ergodic hypothesis,
Boltzmann distribution, ensembles, partition functions, connection to thermodynamics 12
➫ Ideal systems (noninteracting): gases, solids and simple exactly solvable models
5
➫ Nonideal (interacting) I: Phase transitions, mean field, simple lattice models 5
➫ Nonideal II: real gases, liquids 8
➫ Special topic: Nonequilibrium Fluctuation-dissipation, Jarzynski identity 5
In this course you will learn the basic principles of statistical mechanics. This is a
venerable subject and absolutely essential for a proper understanding of systems ranging
from atoms and molecules to black holes and galaxies. Our library has many good books
that you can consult in this regard and I append a list of some good ones and the one that
we will mostly follow. Note that the principles are the same regardless of whether it is
being taught in a chemistry, physics, or mathematics course - only the style and emphasis
are different. So the same topic seen from these three different perspectives will give you a
intimate understanding. And I encourage you all to try that!
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✓ Grading policy ✗
There will be regular homeworks in this course (approximately one every two weeks). Three
exams (first and second midterms and the final) will be provided for advancement of your
knowledge. First exam will be a in class open book/notes exam, the second will be a take
home exam and the final will be in class closed book/notes exam. The homeworks will
account for 20%, the midterms 20% each and the final will be worth 40% of the final grade.
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References
Again our library is equipped with very good books on the subject of this course. Here is
a partial list of the few good ones and you will not go wrong choosing any one of them.
❏ B. Widom, Statistical Mechanics: a concise introduction for chemists, Cambridge
University Press, 2002.
❏ D. Chandler, Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics, Oxford University Press,
1987.
❏ Berry, Rice, and Ross, Physical Chemistry (Part II) 2nd edition, Oxford University
Press, 2000. (Available in Indian Ed.)
❏ L. D. Landau, E. M. Lifshitz, Statistical Physics I, Course of theoretical physics vol.
5, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1958. (The first 33 pages of this classic are worth
reading; read on if you like challenges).
❏ D. A. McQuarrie, Statistical Thermodynamics, University Science Books, Harper and
Row Publishers, 1973.
The first two are the main texts and the rest are for your information.
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Note ✍
Submission dates of homeworks and the take home exam are not negotiable. Homework
has to be submitted on acceptable quality paper!
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