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PHY 210 - Thermal Physics


3 credit(s)
The fundamental ideas of heat and temperature are introduced, leading to concepts of thermodynamic systems, work-energy equations, the laws of thermodynamics, ideal gas, reversibility and irreversibility, and entropy. An introduction to the kinetic theory of gases and statistical mechanics.
Prerequisite(s): PHY 113  and M 145 .


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