Course Information
Course title
Advanced Physical Chemistry (Ⅰ)(tigp) 
Semester
112-1 
Designated for
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE  DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY  
Instructor
LIANG-YAN, HSU 
Curriculum Number
Chem8038 
Curriculum Identity Number
223ED9170 
Class
 
Credits
3.0 
Full/Half
Yr.
Half 
Required/
Elective
Elective 
Time
Tuesday 6,7(13:20~15:10) Thursday 2(9:10~10:00) 
Remarks
Restriction: Ph. D students
The upper limit of the number of students: 10. 
 
Course introduction video
 
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
Course Syllabus
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Course Description

Application of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics in chemistry 

Course Objective
To enable students to understand the basic principles of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics commonly used in the field of chemistry, including ensembles, partition function, mean-field theory, correlation functions, especially in physical chemistry related fields. 
Course Requirement
1. Backgrounds: undergraduate thermodynamics, calculus, partial derivative
2. Course time: Tuesday 5, 6, 7 (12:30 - 15:10)
Thursday 2 (9:10 - 10:00)

Week 1: Tuesday 6, 7 (13:20 - 15:10), Thursday 2 (9:10 - 10:00)
Week 2 ~ Week 12 : Tuesday 5, 6, 7 (12:30 - 15:10) Thursday 2 (9:10 - 10:00) (Fours per week)
Week 13 ~ Week 15 (Off campus)
Week 16 (Final recorded presentation ) 
Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week)
 
Office Hours
 
Designated reading
 
References
1. David Chandler, “Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics”.
2. Mehran Kardar, “Statistical Physics of Particles”.
3. R. K. Pathria, “Statistical Mechanics”.
4. Kerson Huang, “Statistical Mechanics” 
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