CHEM 687: STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND CHEMISTRY

(SPRING 2025, 3 CREDITS)

Course syllabus (PDF file)

This the placeholder course page for Statistical Mechanics and Chemistry, taught by Prof. Pratyush Tiwary in Spring 2025. Relevant links, references etc. will be uploaded here. I will also upload homework/exam problems here (but likely not their solutions except those for midterms and final exam). The class will taught in-person, with recorded videos through youtube available after class. However you should try your best to attend the live classes and engage in discussions on the slack workspace if you want to make the best of this class.


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Lectures:


Lectures 1-3 (Dates TBD): What is Statistical Mechanics and why study it? Math and Thermo refresher. Introduction to ergodic hypothesis and ensembles. Microcanonical ensemble and the principle of equal a priori probabilities