Phys 150: Information and Entropy 2025

Course Assistants

  • Yağmur Bülbül, Melisa Doğan, Tuğba Hırlı, Zehra Özcan, Sinan Ulaş Öztürk, Ali Mert Yetkin, Reyhan Yumuşak

Course description

  • Basic Concepts and Fundamental Principles of Thermodynamics
  • The Principle of Maximum Entropy
  • Reversible and Irreversible Processes
  • Mathematical Background
  • Differential Equations for Simple Thermodynamic Systems
  • Thermodynamics in Phase Space
  • Equilibrium of Open Thermodynamic Systems
  • Stability of Thermodynamic Systems
  • Thermodynamics of Radiation
  • Elements of Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics
  • Introduction to information theory

Attendance

It is mandatory to attend at least 80% of lectures and at least 80% of problem sessions. Failure to do so without an official attendance waiver will lead to an F grade for the course.

Problem sessions

  • PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4, PS5