PHY.300

Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics

Class and Homework Schedule

Fall 2014

 


 
 
 
 

Week No.

Date

 

READING ASSIGNMENT& TOPIC from Schroeder: An Introduction to Thermal Physics

Homework Problems (due following Monday unless otherwise stated)

1

8/25- 8/29

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Introduction

Ch1: Energy in Thermal Physics

Ch1 : continued

7, 12, 14, 16, 17 a) and b), 20, 24, 28 (Due Friday 09/05)

2

 

9/3-9/5

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Ch1:  continued

Ch1: continued

34, 40, 41, 46, 47, 50, 57, 61 (Due Friday 09/12)

 

3

9/8-9/12

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Ch 2: The Second Law

Ch 2: continued

Ch 2: continued

3 (use graphing software in g), 4, 5 (except d), 7, 10 (use software), 16, 18, 22, 23 (due Monday Sep 22)

 

4

9/15-9/19

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Ch2: continued

Ch2: continued

Ch2: continued

 

5

9/22- 9/26

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Ch2: continued

Ch2: continued

Ch3: Interactions and Implications

Ch2: 30, 31, 33, 35, 42

Ch3: 7

6

9/29-10/3

 

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Ch3: continued

Ch3: continued

Ch3 continued  Test-I (chapters 1-2)

10, 12, 14, 16, 20, 24 (use  Excel or similar), 25 (in e use Matlab or similar to plot), 31, 32, 37

Due Monday, October 13

7

10/6-10/10

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Ch4: Heat Engines

Ch4: Continued

Ch4: continued

1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 21

Due Monday, October 20

8

10/13-10/17

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Ch4: continued

Ch5: Free Energy

No Classes

 

9

10/20-10/24

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Ch5: continued

Ch5: continued

Ch6: Boltzmann Statistics

1, 3, 5,  6, 14, 20, 23

Due Monday, October 27

10

10/27-10/31

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Ch6: continued

Ch6: continued

Ch6: continued Test-II (chapters 3-4)

5,  10, 12, 21, 28, 30, 31, 38, 39, 48, 52

Use software in problems 21, 28, 30, 38

Due Monday, November  10

11

11/3-11/7

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Ch6: continued

Ch6: continued

Ch7: Quantum Statistics

 

12

11/10-11/14

 

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Ch7: continued

Ch7: continued

Ch7: continued

 

2, 5, 10, 11, 13, 23, 24, 48*, 49*

Due Wednesday, Dec 3

Problems 48 and 49 are extra credit problems..

Software use: 2, 5

 

13

11/17-11/21

 

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Ch7: continued

Ch7: continued

Ch 7: continued  Test-III (chapters 5-6)

 

 

 

14

11/24-11/28

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Presentations I

Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving Break

 

15

12/1-12/5

 

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Presentations II

Presentations III

Presentation IV

 

 

 

12/9-12/12

 

Final Exam (chapters 1-7)