APS Excellence in Physics Education Award
November 2019

Science SPORE Prize
November 2011

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Statistical and Thermal Physics 2nd Ed. Programs Documents

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Statistical and Thermal Physics (STP) Applications

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Escapism, late-night thoughts, and staying in the moment. 🎵 The Piece: "Static in the Air"

(Drums drop out. Just the piano and a slight echo on the vocals.)Just you and me.Forget the world.Chasing nothing... finding everything.(Fade out) 🛠️ How do you want to develop this? free_freestyle_type_beat_chasing_cars_l_free_ty...

Atmospheric, airy synths, heavy bass underpinnings, and a nostalgic piano loop. Escapism, late-night thoughts, and staying in the moment

(Soft, filtered piano starts—reminiscent of the "Chasing Cars" melody. A light crackle of vinyl plays in the background.)Yeah.Just for a second, let the world spin without us.Check it. finding everything

Two AM and the dashboard’s the only light I need,Chasing shadows while the ghosts of the city start to bleed.They told me "run," but I’m learning how to stand still,If I don’t move, maybe time won't have the heart to kill.We’re just pixels in a frame, trying not to fade out,Quiet down the static, tell me what the soul’s about.I see the headlights flickering like old memories,I’m anchored to the pavement, catching cold breezes.

If I lay here, if I just forget the pace,Would you lie with me and leave this hollow race?We don’t need the noise, we don’t need the neon glow,Just a freestyle heart and a place where we can go.Yeah, chasing cars until the wheels fall off the track,I’m looking forward now, I ain't never looking back.

Supplemental Documents (2)

List of program names in Statistical and Thermal Physics package

Correspondence of program names in Statistical and Thermal Physics by Harvey Gould and Jan
Tobochnik, Princeton University Press (2010) and program descriptions in Java Simulations for
Statistical and Thermal Physics jar.

Download STP_Program_Names.pdf - 61kb Adobe PDF Document

Last Modified January 17, 2015

This file is included in the full-text index.

STP First Edition Launcher Package

STP Launcher Package contains read-to-run computer models and curricular materials for the first edition of Statistical and Thermal Physics by Harvey Gould and Jan Tobochnik.

Download osp_stp_1st_Edition.jar - 4019kb Java Archive File

Released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 license.

Last Modified August 26, 2020

Source Code Documents (2)

STP Python Source Code

A Python implementation of the STP programs to accompany the second edition of Statistical and Thermal Physics by Harvey Gould and Jan Tobochnik.

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Last Modified February 1, 2021

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STP Java Program Source Code

A Java implementation of the STP programs to accompany the second edition of Statistical and Thermal Physics by Harvey Gould and Jan Tobochnik.

Download stp_java_src.zip - 260kb Compressed File

Last Modified August 26, 2020