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

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Week Date Prelecture Lecture Ask the Prof Lab Discussion Homework Exam
1
Monday
3/4/2013
  Lecture 1:
Mechanics & Thermodynamics
Text: Introduction and Ch. 1
pdf ppt
Ask the Prof     Homework 1  
Tuesday
3/5/2013
        Discussion 1  
Wednesday
3/6/2013
Prelecture 1 Lecture 2:
Equipartition
Text: Ch. 3
pdf ppt
Ask the Prof    
Thursday
3/7/2013
         
Friday
3/8/2013
Prelecture 2 Lecture 3:
Review & Examples
Text: Ch. 1-3
pdf ppt
Ask the Prof    
2
Monday
3/11/2013
Prelecture 3 Lecture 4:
Heat Capacity and Conductivity
Text: Ch. 4 A-C
pdf ppt
Ask the Prof      
Tuesday
3/12/2013
      Prelab 1
Lab 1:
Ideal Gas Law
Discussion 2
Quiz 1
 
Wednesday
3/13/2013
 

Lecture 5:
Diffusion, Microstates & Macrostates
Text: Ch. 5
pdf ppt

 

Ask the Prof Homework 2  
Thursday
3/14/2013
       
Friday
3/15/2013
  Lecture 6:
Review & Examples
Text: Ch. 3, 4A-C, 5
pdf ppt
Ask the Prof    
3
Monday
3/18/2013
  Spring Break
4
Monday
3/25/2013
Prelecture 4 Lecture 7:
Volume Exchange:
Equilibrium & Entropy

Text: Ch. 6
pdf ppt
Ask the Prof        
Tuesday
3/26/2013
      Prelab 2
Lab 2:
Thermal Properties
of Materials
Discussion 3
Quiz 2
 
Wednesday
3/27/2013
Prelecture 5 Lecture 8:
Energy Exchange:
The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
Text: Ch. 7
pdf ppt
Ask the Prof  
Thursday
3/28/2013
       
Friday
3/29/2013
  Lecture 9:
Review & Examples
Text: Ch. 6-7
pdf ppt
Ask the Prof   Homework 3  
5
Monday
4/1/2013
  Lecture 10:
The Boltzmann Distribution
Text: Ch. 8
pdf ppt
Ask the Prof      
Tuesday
4/2/2013
        Discussion 4
Quiz 3
 
Wednesday
4/3/2013
Prelecture 6 Lecture 11:
Polymers, Thermal Radiation
Text: Ch. 9
pdf ppt
Ask the Prof   Homework 4  
Thursday
4/4/2013
         
Friday
4/5/2013
  Lecture 12:
Law of Atmospheres, Global Warming
Text: Ch. 8-9
pdf ppt
Ask the Prof    
6
Monday
4/8/2013
Prelecture 7 Lecture 13:
Heat Engines
Text: Ch. 4D-F
pdf ppt
Ask the Prof     Midterm Exam (7 PM)
Tuesday
4/9/2013
      Prelab 3
Lab 3:
Probability &
Boltzmann
Discussion 5
Quiz 4
 
Wednesday
4/10/2013
Prelecture 8 Lecture 14:
Heat Pumps, Refrigerators &
Free Energy
Text: Ch. 10
pdf ppt
Ask the Prof  
Thursday
4/11/2013
       
Friday
4/12/2013
  Lecture 15:
Review & Examples
Text: Ch. 4D-F, 10
pdf ppt
Ask the Prof   Homework 5  
7
Monday
4/15/2013
Prelecture 9 Lecture 16:
Particle Exchange, Lattice Defects
Text: Ch. 11
pdf ppt
Ask the Prof      
Tuesday
4/16/2013
        Discussion 6
Quiz 5
 
Wednesday
4/17/2013
Prelecture 10 Lecture 17:
Applications of Free Energy
Semiconductors
Text: Ch. 12
pdf ppt
Ask the Prof    
Thursday
4/18/2013
         
Friday
4/19/2013
  Lecture 18:
Review & Examples
Text: Ch. 11-12
pdf ppt
Ask the Prof    
8
Monday
4/22/2013
  Lecture 19:
Chemical Equilibrium
Law of Mass Action
Text: Ch. 13
pdf ppt
Ask the Prof      
Tuesday
4/23/2013
      Prelab 4
Lab 4:
Phase Transitions
Discussion 7
Quiz 6
 
Wednesday
4/24/2013
  Lecture 20:
Phase Transitions
Text: Ch. 13
pdf ppt
Ask the Prof Homework 6  
Thursday
4/25/2013
       
Friday
4/26/2013
  Lecture 21:
Phase Transistions (2), Latent Heat
pdf ppt
Ask the Prof    
9
Monday
4/29/2013
  Lecture 22:
Phase Transistions (3),
Supercooling/heating
pdf ppt
Ask the Prof      
Tuesday
4/30/2013
           
Wednesday
5/1/2013
           
Thursday
5/2/2013
  Reading Day
Sunday
5/5/2013
  Final Review: 1-4pm