COURSE SYLLABUS

STATISTICAL PHYSICS AND THERMODYNAMICS

1	Course Title:	STATISTICAL PHYSICS AND THERMODYNAMICS
2	Course Code:	FZK3011
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	5
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	5
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Ovalıoğlu
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. Ahmet PEKSÖZ, Dr. Öğr. Üy. Cengiz AKAY, Dr. Öğr. Üy. Handan Engin KIRIMLI,
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Hüseyin OVALIOĞLU E-mail: ovali@uludag.edu.tr İş Tel: 0 224 29 41 691 Adres: Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Fizik Bölümü, 16059 Görükle Kampüsü BURSA
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To teach the basics of statistical physics, to understand the laws and some applications of thermodynamics, to prepare for statistical mechanics.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	To teach the basics of statistical physics, to understand the laws and some applications of thermodynamics, to prepare for statistical mechanics.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Can tell her opinion about the characteristics of macroscopic systems and make calculations and Knows basic probability concepts and can make operations with them.;
2	Have information about microscopic theory and macroscopic measurements.;
3	Knows the canonical distribution with classical approximation and can apply it to various situations;
4	Understands general thermodynamic interaction and can do operations related to it;
5	Understands the simple kinetic theory of transport processes and can connect various physics phenomena and Knows the laws of distribution and can apply them;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Characteristic features of macroscopic systems: Fluctuations in equilibrium state, Irreversibility and approach to equilibrium, Properties of equilibrium state, Temperature and temperature, Important problems of macroscopic physics.
2	Basic Probability Concepts: Statistical ensembles, Simple relations between probabilities, Binomial distribution, Mean values, Finding mean values in a spin system, Continuous probability distributions
3	Gauss and Poisson distributions, magnitude of energy fluctuations, Molecular collisions and the pressure of a gas.
4	Statistical description of particle systems: Properties of the state of a system, Statistical community, Probability operations, Number of states that can be entered in a macroscopic system.
5	Distribution functions in statistical physics: Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics, Bose-Einstein statistics, Fermi-Dirac statistics
6	Thermal interaction: Distribution of energy between macroscopic systems, approach to thermal equilibrium
7	Temperature interaction: Temperature, Small heat transport, System touching a heat store, Paramagnetism, Average energy of an ideal gas, Average pressure of an ideal gas
8	Microscopic theory and macroscopic measurements: Determination of absolute temperature, High and low absolute temperatures, Work, Internal energy and heat, Heat capacity, Entropy, Midterm
9	Canonical distribution in classical approach: Classical approach, Maxwell velocity distribution, Discussion of Maxwell velocity distribution, Co-partition theorem, Applications of the co-partition theorem, The eigenesis of solids
10	General thermodynamic interaction: Dependence of the number of states on external parameters, general relations valid in equilibrium, Applications to an ideal gas
11	Basic suggestions of statistical thermodynamics, Equilibrium conditions, Balance between phases, Conversion of randomness to regularity
12	Simple kinetic theory of transport processes: Average free path, Viscosity and momentum transport, Thermal conductivity and energy transport.
13	Self-propagation and transport of molecules
14	Electrical conductivity and charge transport

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Berkeley Physics Lectures Vol 5, F. Reif. Crawford, Jr. Mc Graw Hill Book 1965. 2. Statistical Physics, F. Apaydın, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Müh. Fak. Publications, Publication, Ankara, 2004.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	One midterm and one final exam will be held to understand how much the information about this course has been learned.
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	5	70
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	8	112
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	2	2
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	2	2
Total WorkLoad			186
Total workload/ 30 hr			6,2
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8
LO1	3	5	4	0	5	0	0	0
LO2	5	5	5	5	5	0	0	0
LO3	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5
LO4	0	0	5	5	5	5	0	0
LO5	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High