Administrative Details

	Instructor
		W. R. Salzman
		Chem 324
		621-2468
		salzman@arizona.edu

	Office Hours
		TBA

	Lectures
		TTh, 9:30 - 10:45

      Exams
            Midterm, 12 Oct (tentative)
            Final, 12 Dec 

      Homework
            9 - 11 problem sets

      Grading
            20% midterm
            30% final
            50% problem sets

Text:
	Kerson Huang, Statistical Mechanics, 1987, John Wiley

References to Statistical Mechanics:

	T. L. Hill, Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics, 
		Addison-Wesley (also in paperback from Dover)

	T. L. Hill, Statistical Mechanics, McGraw-Hill

	E. Schrödinger, Statistical Thermodynamics, Cambridge

	J. E. Mayer and M. G.-Mayer, Statistical Mechanics, Wiley

	D. A. McQuarrie, Statistical Thermodynamics, Harper & Row

	D. Chandler, Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics, 
		Oxford (paperback).

Classical Mechanics:

	H. Goldstein, Classical Mechanics, McGraw-Hill

Mathematical Methods:

	P. M. Morse and H. Feshbach, Methods of Theoretical Physics, 
		McGraw-Hill (Volume I)

Everything:

	J. O. Hirschfelder, C. F. Curtiss, and R. B. Bird, Molecular 
		Theory of Gases and Liquids, John Wiley, New York, 1954

Course Outline:

	Review of classical mechanics
		Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, phase space - 
		ergodic theory

	Classical statistical mechanics
		Microcanonical ensemble, Canonical ensemble, Grand 
		canonical ensemble

	Quantization of mechanical systems
		Poisson brackets and commutators, Lagrangian method

	Darwin-Fowler method (method of steepest descents)
		Review of calculus of residues, Contour integration

	Mayer cluster theory of (classical) nonideal gases

	Ideal quantum gases - Bose and Fermi gases, Bose-Einstein 
	condensation

	The Metropoulos (Monte Carlo) method

	Applications of physical and chemical interest as time permits