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Michael J. O’Shea
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Current (fall 2017, 2018) – Phys971, statistical Mechanics |
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The study of equilibrium states of physical systems involving many particles. Introduces concepts of statistical ensembles and presents applications to non-interacting systems for both classical and quantum-mechanical particles. Discusses aspects of interacting classical systems, including a brief introduction to phase transitions. Learning outcomes: Understand how to calculate the equilibrium and transport properties of many-particle systems. Prerequisite: PHYS 662, PHYS 664, PHYS 821
We will introduce quantum mechanics and look at several simple systems before solving the hydrogen atom in some detail. Learning outcomes: Understand the information contained in the wavefunction; be able to use the Schrodinger equation to solve simple problems; use the Schrodinger equation to solve the hydrogen atom and to find the wave function and the orbital and spin angular momentum. The website for this class will be created approximately Dec. 10th.
Past (fall 2016) - Phys 106, Concepts of Physics.
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class is taught via the ‘learning cycle’ method and
The student website for this class is at K-State Online.
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