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PHYS-3704: Thermal Physics

Description: Introduction to the concepts, formalism, and applications of classical and quantum statistical mechanics, including thermodynamics.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: PHYS-2306 and PHYS-3324

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: PHYS-2504, (MATH-2214 or PHYS-2214H.)

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.01 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 28.81%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.50%

Vito W Scarola202443.0%28.1%19.8%4.0%3.8%1.5%3.034
Shengfeng Cheng202039.7%32.3%14.4%5.3%4.0%4.5%2.972

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Spring 2020Spring 2021Spring 2022Spring 2023Spring 2024Term050% W