Photo showing gas bubbles form and collapse when a liquid is energized by ultrasound. (Courtesy of K.S. Suslick and K. J. Kolbeck, University of Illinois; National Science Foundation.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. W. Craig Carter
MIT Course Number
3.00
As Taught In
Fall 2002
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
Treatment of the laws of thermodynamics and their applications to equilibrium and the properties of materials. Provides a foundation to treat general phenomena in materials science and engineering, including chemical reactions, magnetism, polarizability, and elasticity. Develops relations pertaining to multiphase equilibria as determined by a treatment of solution thermodynamics. Develops graphical constructions that are essential for the interpretation of phase diagrams. Treatment includes electrochemical equilibria and surface thermodynamics. Introduces aspects of statistical thermodynamics as they relate to macroscopic equilibrium phenomena.