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Toy models problems - Thermo and stat mech

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Highlights: A set of 23 problems appropriate for homework emphasizing modeling in helping to understanding the statistical approach to thermodynamics.

Abstract: This collection of problems focuses attention on the role, value of, and limitations of simple models in physics and biology. This set focuses on the use of toy models to understand basic issues in thermodynamics from a statistical point of view including entropy and free energy. There are also problems related to fluctuations and the Boltzmann factor and their role in biological systems.

Resource Types: Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted access

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Authors:

Edward Redish (he/him)

University of Maryland, College Park

NEXUS Physics

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Physics Topics:

Thermo & Stat Mech > Ensembles, Kinetic and Diffusive Processes

Thermo & Stat Mech > Probability > Probability Density

Thermo & Stat Mech > Second and Third Law > Entropy, Second Law Formulations, Thermodynamic Potentials

Thermo & Stat Mech > Thermal Properties of Matter > Temperature

Life Sciences Topics:

Molecular and Cellular Biology > Bioenergetics

Chemistry Topics:

Chemical Equilibria > Dynamic Equilibrium

Macromolecules

Math Topics:

Algebra; Exponentials and Logarithms; Geometry; Probability

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