Teaching statistical physics by thinking about models and algorithms

Details Teaching statistical physics by thinking about models and algorithms Teaching statistical physics by thinking about models and algorithms

2007-12-20

arxiv.org/abs/0712.3488v1

Physics

Physics Education

21 pages, 4 figures, submitted to the American Journal of Physics

Scientific paper

10.1119/1.2839094

We discuss several ways of illustrating fundamental concepts in statistical and thermal physics by considering various models and algorithms. We emphasize the importance of replacing students' incomplete mental images by models that are physically accurate. In some cases it is sufficient to discuss the results of an algorithm or the behavior of a model rather than having students write a program.

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