Code: | FIS2001 | Acronym: | FIS2001 | Level: | 200 |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Physics |
Active? | Yes |
Responsible unit: | Department of Physics and Astronomy |
Course/CS Responsible: | Bachelor in Physics |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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L:B | 0 | Official Study Plan | 3 | - | 6 | 56 | 162 |
L:CC | 0 | Plano de estudos a partir de 2014 | 2 | - | 6 | 56 | 162 |
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L:F | 48 | Official Study Plan | 2 | - | 6 | 56 | 162 |
L:G | 1 | study plan from 2017/18 | 2 | - | 6 | 56 | 162 |
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L:M | 6 | Official Study Plan | 2 | - | 6 | 56 | 162 |
3 | |||||||
L:Q | 3 | study plan from 2016/17 | 3 | - | 6 | 56 | 162 |
MI:EF | 76 | study plan from 2017/18 | 2 | - | 6 | 56 | 162 |
Introduction to thermal Physics. Basics on classical thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Applications to simple classical and quantum systems.
Familiariazation with the basic concepts of thermodynamics and statistical physics.
Critical reasoning and arguing capacity.
Basic notion of Calculus.
0. Introduction. Macroscopic and microscopic approaches of Thermal Physics.
1. Basics of Thermodynamics. Thermal equilibrium, the first and second principles of Thermodynamics. Reversible and irreversible transformations. Reversible cycles and heat engines. Thermal conduction.
2. Thermodynamic potentials. Maxwell relations. Applications
3. Statistical Mechanics.
3.1. Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
3.2. Statistical description of physical systems: counting microstates, microcanonical and canonical distributions.
3.2.1.Kinetic theory of gases.Ideal gas - equilibrium properties. Van der Waals gas.
3.2.2. Systems in thermal equilibrium - Applications. Specific heat of solids. Thermal radiation. Applications.
Bibliography
1. Thermodynamics, E. Fermi (Dover, New York, 1936).
2. Thermodynamique, D. Bazarov (Mir, Moscu, 1983).
3. Heat and Thermodynamics, M.W. Zemansky (McGraw-Hill Kogakusha, Tokyo, 1957).
4. Fundamentals of Statistical Mechanics and Thermal Physics, F. Reif (McGraw-Hill International, 1981).
5. Física Atómica, M. Born (Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa, 1971).
Lectures and problem classes.
designation | Weight (%) |
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Exame | 100,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
designation | Time (hours) |
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Estudo autónomo | 106,00 |
Frequência das aulas | 56,00 |
Total: | 162,00 |
Maximum number of absences in TP classes:3
Final exam.
FInal Exam.
Members of the evaluation board: Orfeu Bertolami and João Pedro Araújo.