Syllabus Application
MAT 502
Statistical Mechanics
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester
Spring 2025-2026
Course
MAT 502 -
Statistical Mechanics
Time/Place
Time
Week Day
Place
Date
13:40-14:30
Tue
FENS-G015
Feb 16-May 22, 2026
09:40-11:30
Thu
FENS-G015
Feb 16-May 22, 2026
Level of course
Masters
Course Credits
SU Credit:3, ECTS:10
Prerequisites
-
Corequisites
-
Course Type
Lecture
Instructor(s) Information
Ersin Göğüş
- Email: ersing@sabanciuniv.edu
Course Information
Catalog Course Description
Statistical ensembles. Statistical explanation of the principles of thermodynamics. Fluctuations. Applications to the ideal gas, monatomic crystals, ideal gas mixtures. The statistics of the polymer chain. Theory of solutions. Polymer solutions. Binding and aggregation with applications to problems in biotechnology. Introduction to non-equilibrium statistical mechanics.
Course Learning Outcomes:
| 1. | Apply basic probability concepts in statistical mechanics |
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| 2. | Evaluate statistical description of systems of particles |
| 3. | Summarize statistical basis of thermodynamics |
| 4. | Perform calculations using basic methods of statistical mechanics |
| 5. | Distinguish quantum statistics of ideal gases |