Statistical Mechanics PHYS5016

  • Academic Session: 2011-12
  • School: School of Physics and Astronomy
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Semester Two
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes

Short Description

To provide students with an opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of the key principles and applications of Statistical Mechanics, and their relevance to current developments in physics, at a level appropriate for a professional physicist.

Timetable

  18 lectures, on Mondays at 11am and Wednesdays at 12pm

Requirements of Entry

This course is normally only open to students who meet the requirements for entry, or progression, for a degree programme which includes Statistical Mechanics as an elective or compulsory course.

 

Statistical Mechanics is a compulsory course for the following degree programmes:

 

MSci Theoretical Physics

 

Statistical Mechanics is an elective course for the following degree programmes:

 

MSci Physics, MSci Combined Physics, MSci Physics with Astrophysics, MSci Chemical Physics, MSci Chemical Physics with Work Placement

 

Statistical Mechanics is a prohibited course for the following degree programmes:

 

BSc (Honours) Physics, BSc (Honours) Combined Physics, BSc (Honours) Chemical Physics, BSc (Honours) Physics with Astrophysics, BSc (Designated) Physics, BSc (Designated) Combined Physics, BSc (Designated) Physics with Astrophysics

 

Also, students must normally have attended previously, and been examined in, the following pre-requisite course:

 

Thermal Physics

 

 

Excluded Courses

None

Assessment

Examination (100%)

Main Assessment In: April/May