Spring 2026 Chemical Engineering & Applied Physics E4120 section V01

STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND COMP METHODS

STAT MECH AND COMP METHOD

Call Number 20169
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Ben O'Shaughnessy
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction On-Line Only
Course Description

Boltzmann’s entropy hypothesis and its restatement to calculate the Helmholtz and Gibbs free energies and the grand potential. Applications to interfaces, liquid crystal displays, polymeric materials, crystalline solids, heat capacity and electrical conductivity of crystalline materials, fuel cell solid electrolytes, rubbers, surfactants, molecular self assembly, ferroelectricity. Computational methods for molecular systems. Monte Carlo (MC) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation methods. MC method applied to liquid-gas and ferromagnetic phase transitions. Deterministic MD simulations of isolated gases and liquids. Stochastic MD simulation methods.

Web Site Vergil
Department Video Network
Enrollment 1 student (99 max) as of 9:06PM Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Subject Chemical Engineering & Applied Physics
Number E4120
Section V01
Division School of Engineering and Applied Science: Graduate
Open To Engineering:Graduate
Fee $395 CVN Course Fee
Note VIDEO NETWORK STUDENTS ONLY
Section key 20261CHAP4120EV01