Spring 2025
CIVENG C235 001 - LEC 001
Introduction to Statistical Mechanics for Engineers
Sanjay Govindjee
Class #:31719
Units: 3
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
15
Enrolled: 5
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 20
Waitlist Max: 5
No Reserved Seats
Also offered as:
MECENG C279
Hours & Workload
6 hours of outside work hours per week, and 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week.
Other classes by Sanjay Govindjee
+ 1 Independent Study
Course Catalog Description
Introduction to statistical mechanics for engineers. Basics of ensembles, phase spaces, partitions functions, and free energies. Analysis of expectation values and fluctuations in system properties. Applications to the study of elementary gases, phonons in solids, polymer chains and networks, harmonic and quasi-harmonic crystalline solids; limitations of classical methods and quantum mechanical influences; molecular dynamics simulations for solids.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None