PHYS 213 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Week Date Lecture Ask the Prof Lab Discussion Homework Exam
1
Monday
10/15/2012
Lecture 1:
Mechanics & Thermodynamics
Text: Introduction and 1
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Ask the Prof     Homework 1  
Tuesday
10/16/2012
      Discussion 1  
Wednesday
10/17/2012
Lecture 2:
Equipartition
Text: 3
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Ask the Prof    
Thursday
10/18/2012
       
Friday
10/19/2012
Lecture 3:
Review & Examples
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2
Monday
10/22/2012
Lecture 4:
Heat Capacity and Conductivity
Text: 4 A-C
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Tuesday
10/23/2012
    Prelab 1
Lab 1:
Ideal Gas Law
Discussion 2
Quiz 1
 
Wednesday
10/24/201

Lecture 5:
Diffusion, Microstates & Macrostates
Text: 5
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Ask the Prof Homework 2  
Thursday
10/25/2012
     
Friday
10/26/2012
Lecture 6:
Review & Examples
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3
Monday
10/29/2012
Lecture 7:
Volume Exchange:
Equilibrium & Entropy

Text: 6
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Tuesday
10/30/2012
    Prelab 2
Lab 2:
Thermal Properties
of Materials
Discussion 3
Quiz 2
 
Wednesday
10/31/201

Lecture 8:
Energy Exchange:
The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
Text: 7
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Ask the Prof Homework 3  
Thursday
11/1/2012
     
Friday
11/2/2012
Lecture 9:
Review & Examples
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Ask the Prof  
4
Monday
11/5/2012
Lecture 10:
The Boltzmann Distribution
Text: 8
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Tuesday
11/6/2012
      Discussion 4
Quiz 3
 
Wednesday
11/7/2012
Lecture 11:
Polymers, Thermal Radiation
Text: 9
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Ask the Prof   Homework 4  
Thursday
11/8/2012
       
Friday
11/9/2012
Lecture 12:
Law of Atmospheres, Global Warming
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5
Monday
11/12/2012
Lecture 13:
Heat Engines
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Ask the Prof     Midterm Exam (7 PM)
Tuesday
11/13/2012
    Prelab 3
Lab 3:
Probability &
Boltzmann
Discussion 5
Quiz 4
 
Wednesday
11/14/2012
Lecture 14:
Heat Pumps, Refrigerators &
Free Energy
Text: 10
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Thursday
11/15/2012
       
Friday
11/16/2012
Lecture 15:
Review & Examples
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Ask the Prof   Homework 5  
6
Monday
11/19/2012
Thanksgiving Break
7
Monday
11/26/2012
Lecture 16:
Particle Exchange, Lattice Defects
Text: 11
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Tuesday
11/27/2012
    Prelab 4
Lab 4:
Phase Transitions
Discussion 6
Quiz 5
 
Wednesday
11/28/2012
Lecture 17:
Applications of Free Energy
Semiconductors
Text: 12
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Thursday
11/29/2012
     
Friday
11/30/2012
Lecture 18:
Review & Examples
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Ask the Prof Homework 6  
8
Monday
12/3/2012
Lecture 19:
Chemical Equilibrium
Law of Mass Action
Text: 13
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Tuesday
12/4/2012
      Discussion 7
Quiz 6
 
Wednesday
12/5/2012
Lecture 20:
Phase Transitions
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Thursday
12/6/2012
       
Friday
12/7/2012
Lecture 21:
Phase Transistions (2), Latent Heat
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9
Monday
12/10/2012
         
Tuesday
12/11/2012
         
Wednesday
12/12/2012
Lecture 22:
Phase Transistions (3),
Supercooling/heating
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Thursday
12/13/2012
           
Friday
12/14/2012
           
Final Exam

Monday

12/17/2012

213A2

8-10 AM

           

Wednesday

12/19/2012

213A1

7-9 PM