David Feder - Teaching
- David Feder, Winter 2011
PHYS 451 - Statistical Mechanics II
Gibbs' paradox; bosons and fermions; quantum counting; classical-quantum transition; blackbody radiation; phase transitions; fluctuations and critical phenomena; complex systems; self-organized criticality; cellular automata.
Course website. - David Feder, Fall 2010
PHYS 449 - Statistical Mechanics I
State-counting; classical distributions; origins and role of entropy; equilibrium; microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical ensembles; concepts of work, heat, and temperature; equations of state; heat capacity; equipartition theorem; engines; laws of thermodynamics; non-equilibrium systems; Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution; enthalpy and free energies.
Course website. - David Feder, Winter 2010
PHYS 451 - Statistical Mechanics II
Gibbs' paradox; bosons and fermions; quantum counting; classical-quantum transition; blackbody radiation; phase transitions; fluctuations and critical phenomena; complex systems; self-organized criticality; cellular automata.
Course website. - David Feder, Winter 2010
PHYS 535 - Computational Methods In Physics
Solution of problems associated with the analysis of physical systems, using digital computers, high level programming languages, and mathematical computation systems (e.g., Maple, Macsyma). This course may not be repeated for credit.
Course website. - David Feder, Fall 2010
PHYS 507 - Solid State Physics
Crystal structure. Classification of solids and their bonding. Fermi surface. Elastic, electric and magnetic properties of solids.
Course website. - David Feder, Fall 2009
PHYS 449 - Statistical Mechanics I
State-counting; classical distributions; origins and role of entropy; equilibrium; microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical ensembles; concepts of work, heat, and temperature; equations of state; heat capacity; equipartition theorem; engines; laws of thermodynamics; non-equilibrium systems; Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution; enthalpy and free energies.
Course website.