Part 1 (Week 1-Week5)
Lecturer: Prof. Sheng-Hsien Lin (林聖賢教授)
Outline:
- First Law of Thermodynamics and Heat of Reactions
- Ideal Gases and Real Gases
- Second Law and Third Law of Thermodynamics
- Real Solutions, Phase Transitions and Phase Diagrams
- Chemical Equilibrium
Introduction:
Three laws of thermodynamics will be discussed, which will be followed by showing their applications to treat properties of gases,liquids and solids, and chemical reactions. Thermodynamics of ideal solutions and real solutions will be presented.
Grading:
Homeworks
Quizes
Examinations
Textbook:
“Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics”, T. L. Hill, Dover Publication
Part 2 (Week 6-Week 10)
Lecturer: Prof. Keh-Ning Huang (黃克寧教授)
Outline:
- Review of classical mechanics
- Review of quantum mechanics
- Introduction to quantum statistical mechanics
- Mathematical models of macroscopic and microscopic states
- Entropy
- Statistical ensembles
- Density matrix and transition matrix
Textbook:
Lecture Notes
Part 3 (Week 11-Week 15)
Lecturer: Prof. Dah-Yen Yang (楊大衍教授)
Outline:
- Theory of Brownian Motion
- Time-correlation Function
- Molecular Dynamics Simulation
- ab-initio Quantum Mechanical Dynamics Simulation
- Current Topics: Protein Structure, Molecular Dynamics
- Simulation of Bio-moleule, and Molecular Motor
Textbook: “Statistical Mechanics”, Donald A. McQuarrie, Harper & Row
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