Statistical Mechanics, Chemical Kinetics & Reaction Dynamics

Reference Books

1. David Chandler, Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics , Oxford University Press.
2. 苏文锻编著, 系综原理, 南强出版社
3. 唐有祺, 统计力学及其在物理化学中的应用
4. Paul L. Houston, Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics,
5. Santosh K. Upadhyay, Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics,Springer

Syllabus (Part 1): Modern Statistical Mechanics (Week 1-8. No class in the week of the National Day vacation!)

1. Lecture 1 (Class 1)

   Assignment 1: 1) read Chapters 1-2 of Chandler's book to review the basic concepts of thermodynamics; 2) Read pp.38-75 of Su's book "Ensembles" for the details of molecular partition functions

   3）TB pp.76-77, problems 7-9 & 11. 4） In-Class assignments.
2. Lecture 2 (Class 2)

   Assignment 2: TB, p.118, problems 2,4-7.

3. Lectures 3-4 (Class 3 & 4)

   Assignment 3: 1) 系综原理(Theory of Ensembles) pp.212-213, problems 2-5 ; 2) 运用巨正则系综推导单层吸附体系的Langmuir方程

   Assignment 4: 1) 系综原理(Theory of Ensembles) p.213-214, problems 6-7 ; 2) 两道补充题

4. Lecture 6 (Class 5)

   Assignment 6: 系综原理(Theory of Ensembles) p.257, problems 3-6.

5. Lecture 7 (Class 6)

   Assignment 7: 系综原理(Theory of Ensembles) pp.311-312, problems 1 and 5.

6. Lecture 8 (Class 7)

   Assignment 8: 系综原理(Theory of Ensembles) p.358, problems 1,3,4.