Thermal+and+Statistical+Physics+I

2013 ACE Award (Open Education Consortium)
OCW designed by Professor Hsiu-Hau LIN

**Textbook:** Thermal Physics (2nd edition) by C. Kittel and H. Kroemer. You can find the lecture videos in NTHU OCW

**Class Lectures (Semester I)**
L1: course introduction L2: (Chap 1)
 * Week 1 **

L3: (Chap 1) L4: (Chap 2)
 * Week 2 **

L5: (Chap 2) L6: (Chap 2)
 * Week 3 **

L7: Boltzmann distribution in economy (Chap 3) L8: (Chap 3)
 * Week 4 **

L9: (Chap 3) L10: (Chap 3)
 * Week 5 **

L11: (Chap 3) Midterm 1 (Chap 1-3)
 * Week 6 **

Midterm1 discussions
 * Week 7 **

L12: (Chap 4) L13: photons and Planck radiation law 2 (Chap 4)
 * Week 8 **

L14: (Chap 4) L15: fluctuation-dissipation theorem 2 (Chap 4)
 * Week 9 **

L16: (Chap 5) L17: (Chap 5)
 * Week 10 **

L18: (Chap 5) L19: (Chap 5)
 * Week 11 **

Midterm 2 (Chap 4-5) Midterm 2 discussions
 * Week 12 **

L20: (Chap 6) L21: (Chap 6)
 * Week 13 **

L22: (Chap 6) L23: (Chap 6)
 * Week 14 **

L24: (Chap 7) L25: Bose-Einstein condensation 2 (Chap 7)
 * Week 15 **

L26: (Chap 7) L27: (Chap 7)
 * Week 16 **

L28: (Chap 7) Final (Chap 6-7)
 * Week 17 **

**Week 18** (Final Week) Final discussions