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Physics 11: Statistical Mechanics

Ensembles, partition functions, quantum gases and phase transitions.

Ensembles, partition functions, quantum gases and phase transitions. Free courses and textbooks, a self-check for every unit, and real work confirmed by people. Course 11 of the Varsity Curriculum: Physics.

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Learn Probability (Harvard Stat 110)

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  1. 1Do the course work in public
  2. 2Check a probability puzzle by simulation
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Physics 11: Statistical Mechanics

Course 11: 2 units and your own piece.

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3 milestones

  1. 1Ensembles and the partition function
  2. 2Quantum gases and phase transitions
  3. 3Find the Ising transition by Monte Carlo

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