热力学与统计物理学的教学研究

Study on Teaching in the Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics

摘要: 热力学与统计物理学是高等学校物理专业的一门很重要的专业课。本文从热力学和统计物理学角度简要地描述了功、热量、熵、焓、自由能等一些热力学函数的物理含义。同时对系综概念和统计物理学中常见的三种系综进行了对比。从教学方法角度，教学实践中，像熵、配分函数等一些抽象的物理量，我们采取讨论式教学，并留给大作业和思考题等方法。这些方法对提高热力学与统计物理学教学质量起重要的作用。

Abstract: The thermodynamics and statistical physics is one of the most important courses in physics major. In this paper, from thermodynamics and statistical physics view, the physical meaning of some thermodynamic quantities such as work, heat, entropy, enthalpy, free energy etc., were briefly described. Meanwhile, the meaning of the ensemble was clarified, and the thermodynamic quantities of the most used three kinds of ensembles in the statistical physics have been compared. From pedagogical view, the discussion mode, and project assignments and reflective questions were applied in the practical teaching. The above methods effectively improve the teaching quality of the thermodynamics and statistical physics.