Statistical Mechanics

5 credits

Course, Bachelor's level, 1FA140

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Location
Uppsala
Pace of study
33%
Teaching form
On-campus
Instructional time
Daytime
Study period
3 November 2025–18 January 2026
Language of instruction
The course will be taught in English, if needed
Entry requirements

60 credits including Mechanics III, Electromagnetism I, Thermodynamics/Technical Thermodynamics, Quantum Physics/Quantum Physics F.

Selection

All qualified applicants will be admitted.

Fees
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
  • First tuition fee instalment: SEK 10,833
  • Total tuition fee: SEK 10,833

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Application deadline
15 April 2025
Application code
UU-13068

Admitted or on the waiting list?

Registration period
20 October 2025–2 November 2025
Information on registration from the department

Location
Uppsala
Pace of study
33%
Teaching form
On-campus
Instructional time
Daytime
Study period
3 November 2025–18 January 2026
Language of instruction
The course will be taught in English, if needed
Entry requirements

60 credits including Mechanics III, Electromagnetism I, Thermodynamics/Technical Thermodynamics, Quantum Physics/Quantum Physics F.

Admitted or on the waiting list?

Registration period
20 October 2025–2 November 2025
Information on registration from the department

About the course

The course discusses how probability theory can be used to derive relations between the microscopic and macroscopic properties of matter. Thermodynamic potentials, Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions with applications on crystals and gases. Quantum statistics, Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics, Bose-Einstein condensation. The basic theory for electrons in a metal. Transport phenomena.

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