Special Topics
Durham
Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Mechanical Engineering
Credits: 1.0 to 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:
15
CRN: 16890
CRN: 16890
New or specialized courses and/or independent study.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 20 credits.
Cross listed with : ME 895.01
Instructors: Jeff Oishi
Times & Locations
Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
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8/26/2024 | 12/9/2024 | TR | 2:10pm - 3:30pm | PARS NB24 |
Additional Course Details:
Statistical mechanics underlies nearly every aspect of mechanical engineering: it explains thermodynamics, underlies fluid mechanics, provides constitutive laws for continuum mechanics, and gives the foundations to transport phenomena near and far from equilibrium. This course develops the basic ideas of statistical mechanics by way of its manifold applications across science and engineering. We will focus particular attention on emergent properties. Topics include temperature, equilibrium, ergodicity, entropy, phase transitions, and symmetries. We will develop these ideas in the contexts of transport, material properties, fluid mechanics, and emerging areas of engineering including active matter.
Booklist
Book | Details |
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STATISTICAL MECHANICS
(2ND 21)
by SETHNA Required
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"Entropy, Order Parameters, and Complexity", James P. Sethna. Oxford Press.