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Module Name
Module Code
Lecture Hrs
Practical Hrs
Credits
Thermal Physics
PHYS1131(1)
3
0
3

Description
State variables, equilibrium states, PVT surface temperature, Zeroth law of thermodynamics, Thermometers, temperature scales. Thermal expansion, thermal conductivity in solids, Specific heat, phase changes. Laws of thermodynamics. Entropy and the second law. Heat engines and reversible processes. Kinetic theory of gases. Specific heats of gases, Law of equipartition of energy, atomicity. Adiabatic processes, speed of sound in gases. Free energies and Maxwell's relations. Black-body radiation.
Faculty Department
FACULTY OF SCIENCE Department of Physics
Contact Details
Administrative assistant: RAINA FERHANA HOSSENBUX
Telephone: 4037400
Email: r.hossenbux@uom.ac.mu
 

 


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