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Statistical Physics I

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States8.044
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2013English
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This course offers an introduction to probability, statistical mechanics, and thermodynamics. Numerous examples are used to illustrate a wide variety of physical phenomena such as magnetism, polyatomic gases, thermal radiation, electrons in solids, and noise in electronic devices. This course is an elective subject in MIT’s undergraduate Energy Studies Minor.

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