PHYS 427 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Reading (K&K) |
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| 1 | August 24 |
due August 31 before 11 am please always put your solutions in the homework box for Physics 427 in the interpass in Loomis |
Ch. 1 | Probability and multiplicity | D01 D01_sol |
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August 26 |
PLEASE REVIEW CALCULUS |
Ch. 1 (p. 10-25) |
Multiplicity of physical systems |
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August 31 |
L3 |
due September 8 before 11 am |
Ch. 2 (p. 33-48) Appendix E |
Thermal equilibrium and temperature |
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2 |
September 2nd |
L4 |
PLEASE DO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS FROM THE TEXT BOOKS |
Ch. 2 (p. 50)
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Entropy of an ideal gas |
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| September 7 | Labor Day, please start Problem Set 3 | |||||||
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September 9 |
L5 |
September 14th before 11 am |
Ch. 3 (p. 58-62, 72-76) | Canonical ensemble | |||
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4 |
September 14 |
L6 |
due September 21 before 11 am |
Ch. 3 (p. 77-78) |
Equipartition theorem |
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September 16 |
L7 |
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Ch. 3 (p. 68-72, 76-77) |
Helmholtz free energy |
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September 21 |
L8 |
due October 12th before 11 am |
Ch. 8 (p. 227-244) |
Heat and Work |
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September 23 |
L9 |
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Ch. 8 (p. 245-246) |
Thermodynamic potentials |
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6 |
September 28 |
L10 |
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Ch. 5 (p. 118-134) |
Chemical potential |
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6 |
September 30 |
L11 |
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Ch. 9 (p. 261-270) Gibbs free energy |
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7 |
October 5 |
L12 |
Ch. 5 (p. 134-144) |
Grand Canonical Ensemble |
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7 |
October 7 |
Midterm 1 during class time |
due October 19 beforer 11 am |
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8 |
October 12 |
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Photon gas |
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| 8 | October 14 | L14 |
due October 26 before 11 am |
Ch. 4 (p. 102-109) | Debye model | D08 D08_sol |
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October 19 |
L15 |
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Ch. 6 (p. 151-161) |
Quantum statistics |
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Doing great -- keep going! |
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9 |
October 21 |
due November 16 before 11 am |
Ch. 7 (p. 181-188) |
Degenerate Fermi gas I |
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10 |
October 26 |
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Ch. 7 (p. 189-195) |
Degenerate Fermi gas II |
D09 D09_sol |
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October 28 |
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Ch. 7 (p. 199-217) |
Bose-Einstein condensation |
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| 11 | November 2nd |
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Phase transitions | ||||
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November 4 |
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due November 30 before 11 am |
Ch. 10 (p. 287-294) |
Van der Waals model |
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12 |
November 9 |
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Ch 10 (p. 295-304) |
Ising model 1 |
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12 |
November 11 |
Midterm 2 during class time |
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Formula Sheet | ||||
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13 |
November 16 |
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Ch 10 (p. 295-304) |
Ising model 2/Landau theory 1 |
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13 |
November 18 |
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due December 7 before 11 am |
Ch 10 (p. 295-304) |
Landau theory 2 |
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| 14 | THANKSGIVING BREAK --- | Happy Thanksgiving! | ||||||
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15 |
November 30 |
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Ch 14 |
Kinetic theory |
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15 |
December 2 |
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Ch 4, p. 96; 115-116 (see also: Reif 9.14-9.16) |
Thermal radiation |
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16 |
December 7 |
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Ch 14 |
Thermal conduction |
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16 |
December 9 |
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Final Exam: 2 hour duration Date: see Exams tab
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Final exam: 2 hour duration
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Final review review Solutions
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