PHYS404

Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics

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Prerequisite: PHYS371 or PHYS420. Introduction to basic concepts in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics.

Spring 2026

Carter Hall

0 reviews
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Howard Milchberg

7 reviews
Average rating: 3.43

Fall 2025

Paulo Bedaque

0 reviews
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Nathan Schine

1 review
Average rating: 1.00

Spring 2025

Howard Milchberg

7 reviews
Average rating: 3.43

Past Semesters

Christopher Lobb

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Paulo Bedaque

0 reviews
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Nathan Schine

1 review
Average rating: 1.00

Howard Milchberg

7 reviews
Average rating: 3.43

Christopher Lobb

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Howard Milchberg

7 reviews
Average rating: 3.43

Christopher Lobb

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Howard Milchberg

7 reviews
Average rating: 3.43

Christopher Lobb

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

James Williams

0 reviews
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Paulo Bedaque

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Ian Appelbaum

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Theodore L Einstein

2 reviews
Average rating: 2.00

Vladimir Manucharyan

0 reviews
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Michael Levin

0 reviews
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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.91 between 1,154 students*

PHYS404 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 11.53%
A: 22.53%
A+: 3.99%
B-: 8.75%
B: 17.07%
B+: 8.32%
C-: 3.9%
C: 9.19%
C+: 4.16%
D: 1.04%
D+: 0.09%
F: 2.17%
W: 5.81%
other: 1.47%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.