| 1. | Title of the Course | Statistical thermodynamics and its applications to chemical systems |
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| 2. | Course Number | CH 875/ CH 876 |
| 3. | Status of the Course | Program Elective |
| 4. | Structure of Credits | 3-0-0-3 |
| 5. | Offered To | PhD Chemistry |
| 6. | Prerequisite | Nil |
| 7. Course Objective: The course will connect microscopic structure and dynamics to macroscopic properties using principles statistical thermodynamics. | ||
| 8. Course Content: Concepts of distribution, thermodynamic probability and most probable distributions. Thermodynamic ensembles. Partition functions. Applications of statistical thermodynamics to Ideal gases, Electrolytes in solutions, Theories of reaction rates in gases and solutions, Polymers. | ||
| 9. Text book(s): 1. Statistical Thermodynamics, D. A. McQuarrie, Viva Publications 2. Molecular driving Forces, K. Dill, Garland Science |
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| 10. Reference(s): 1. Statistical Mechanics for Chemistry and Material Science, B. Bagchi, Routledged Publisher |
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