Physics 213
Course Syllabus - Summer 2012

Lectures begin on Monday, July 9.
Discussion sections begin on Monday, July 9.
The first lab will meet on Thursday, July 12.

Special Notes for Lecture 4: Probability Introduction
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Week
Date
Lectures/Exams
Readings in "Elements"
Quizzes & Homework
Labs
1
Mon
Jul 9
Lecture 1: Connections between Mechanics and Thermodynamics
PowerPoint or PDF
Ch 1, 2
Discussion Meets
No Quiz

Homework 1
(due 8am
Jul 11)
No lab

PreLab 1
(due at the beginning of lab 1)
Tues
Jul 10
Lecture 2: Properties of Ideal Gases
PowerPoint or PDF
Ch 3, 4 A-C
Wed
Jul 11
Lecture 3: Classical Illustrations of Macroscopic Thermal Effects
PowerPoint or PDF
Ch 5
Quiz 1

Homework 2
(due 8am
Jul 16)
Lab 1
Ideal Gas Law

PreLab 2
(due when you have lab 2)
Thurs
Jul 12
Lecture 4: Statistical Processes
PowerPoint or PDF
Ch 5, Probability Intro Notes
2
Mon
Jul 16
Lecture 5: Entropy and Exchange Between Systems
PowerPoint or PDF
Ch 6
Quiz 2

Homework 3
(due 8 am Jul 18)
Lab 2
Thermal Properties of Materials
Tues
Jul 17
Lecture 6: Energy Exchange
PowerPoint or PDF
Ch 7
Wed
Jul 18
Lecture 7: The Boltzmann Distribution
PowerPoint or PDF
Ch 8
Quiz 3

Homework 4
(due 8am Wed
Jul 25)
No Lab

PreLab 3
(due when you have lab 3)
Thurs
Jul 19
Lecture 8: Boltzmann Statistics: Atmospheres, Heat Capacities, EM Radiation
PowerPoint or PDF
Ch 9 D-E

3

Mon
Jul 23
MIDTERM EXAM , 10:30 AM to noon, 141 Loomis (includes 7 lectures and material discussed)
Discussion Meets
No Quiz
Lab 3
Probability and Boltzmann
Tues
Jul 24
Lecture 9: Heat Engines
PowerPoint or PDF
Ch 4 D-F, 10 A-B
Wed
Jul 25
Lecture 10: Refrigerators, Heat Pumps, and Free Energy
PowerPoint or PDF
Ch 10 C-G
Quiz 4

Homework 5
(due 8 am
Jul 30)
No Lab

PreLab 4
(due when you have lab 4)
Thurs
Jul 26
Lecture 11: Equilibrium Between Particles
PowerPoint or PDF
Ch 11 A-C, E
4
Mon
Jul 30
Lecture 12: Applications of Free-Energy Minima: Semiconductors
PowerPoint or PDF
Ch 11 B,D, 12
Quiz 5

Homework 6
(due 8am Thurs
Aug 2)
Lab 4
Phase Transitions
Tues
Jul 31
Lecture 13: Chemical Equilibria and Surface Physics
PowerPoint or PDF
Ch 13
Wed
Aug 1
Lecture 14: Phase Transitions and Vapor Pressure
PowerPoint or PDF
Quiz 6
 
Thurs
Aug 2
Review for the Final Exam
Fri
Aug 3
Final Exam 8 to 10 AM

May 22, 2012
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