Syllabus Application
Thermodynamics
MAT 501
Faculty:
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester:
Fall 2025-2026
Course:
Thermodynamics - MAT 501
Classroom:
FENS-G032,FENS-G035
Level of course:
Masters
Course Credits:
SU Credit:3.000, ECTS:10
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Course Type:
Lecture
Instructor(s) Information
Ali Rana Atılgan
- Email: atilgan@sabanciuniv.edu
Course Information
Catalog Course Description
The nature of thermodynamics and the basis of thermostatistics. Postulates of thermodynamics. Conditions of equilibrium. The Euler equation and Gibbs-Duhem relation. Reversible processes and the maximum work theorem. Legendre transformations. The extremum principles for the thermodynamic potentials. Maxwell relations. Stability of thermodynamic systems. First order phase transitions. Critical phenomena. The Nernst postulate. Irreversible thermodynamics postulate. Irreversible thermodynamics.
Course Learning Outcomes:
| 1. | Describe the thermodynamics related parts of a given problem, and provide a solution to the problem using basic thermodynaics knowledge. |
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| 2. | In particulari a fine grasp of the laws of thermodynamics and stability must be established. |
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