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EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

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INR 1000yesIIT Guwahati (IITG)

The Syllabus

  • Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics 
  • Postulates and Boltzmann Distribution

  • Properties of Canonical Partition Function
  • Canonical Partition Function and Thermodynamic Properties
  • Thermodynamic Properties of Ideal Monoatomic Gases
  • Monoatomic Gases and Gibbs Entropy Equation
  • Energy Fluctuations for Monoatomic Gases

  • Diatomic and Polyatomic Gases
  • Vibrational Partition Function
  • Partition Function for Ideal Polyatomic Gas
  • Normal Mode Analysis
  • Illustrations

  • Non-reacting Ideal Gas Mixture 
  • Chemically Reacting Gas Mixture 
  • Degree of Ionization of Gas Molecules
  • Degree of Ionization of Gas Molecules

  • Microcanonical and Grand Canonical Ensemble 
  • Isobaric Isothermal Ensemble
  • Fluctuations in Grand canonical and Isothermal Isobaric Ensembles

  • Semi Grand Canonical Ensemble and Comparison of Ensembles
  • Problems and Adsorption Isotherm

  • Virial Equation of State for Polyatomic Molecules
  • Virial Equation
  • Virial Equation of State with Higher Order Terms
  • Thermodynamic Properties from Virial Equation

  • Interaction Potentials for Spherical Molecules
  • Inferences from Intermolecular Potentials
  • Engineering Applications of Virial Equation of State

  • Einstein Model
  • Debye_Model
  • Sublimation Pressure and Enthalpy of Crystals

  • Flory Huggins Model
  • Ising Model

  • Radial Distribution Function and Computer Simulation Models 
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulations
  • Monte Carlo Simulations

  • Perturbation Theory for Square Well Potential
  • First and Second Order Barker-Henderson Perturbation Theory

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