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Schedule

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Week Date Lecture Notes Homework

Reading

(K&K)

Lectures Discussions
1 Aug 24

L1

video

  Ch. 1 Probability and multiplicity  

1

Aug 26

L2

video

Problem Set 1

due Sept 4

Solutions

Ch. 1 (p. 10-25)

Multiplicity of physical systems

 

2

Aug 31

L3

video

 

Ch. 2 (p. 33-48)

Appendix E

 Thermal equilibrium and temperature

D01
D01_sol

2

Sept 2

L4

video

Problem Set 2

due Sept 11

Solutions

Ch. 2 (p. 50)

Entropy of an ideal gas

 

3 Sept 7  Labor Day        

3

Sept 9

L5

video

Problem Set 3

due Sept 18

Solutions

Ch. 3 (p. 58-62, 72-76)

Canonical ensemble

D02
D02_sol

4

Sept 14

L6

video

 

Ch. 3 (p. 77-78)

Equipartition theorem

 

4

Sept 16

L7

video

Problem Set 4

due Sept 25

Solutions

Ch. 3 (p. 68-72, 76-77)

Helmholtz free energy

D03
D03_sol

5

Sept 21

L8

video

 

Ch. 8 (p. 227-244)

Heat and Work

 

5

Sept 23

L9

video

Problem Set 5

due Oct 16

Solutions

Ch. 8 (p. 245-246)

Thermodynamic potentials

D04
D04_sol

6

Sept 28

L10

video

 

Ch. 5 (p. 118-134)

Chemical potential

 

6

Sept 30

L11

video

 

Ch. 9 (p. 261-270)

Gibbs free energy

D05
D05_sol

7

Oct 5

Midterm 1

during class

time

Practice problems

 

Midterm 1

Solutions

Formula Sheet

7

Oct 7

L12

Saha equation

video

Problem Set 6

due Oct 23

Solutions

Ch. 5 (p. 134-144)

Grand Canonical Ensemble

D06
D06_sol

7 Oct 12

L13

video

 

  Photon gas  

8

Oct 14

L14

video

Problem Set 7

due Oct 30th

Solutions

Ch. 4 (p. 102-109)

Debye model

D07
D07_sol

8

Oct 19

L15

video

 

Ch. 6 (p. 151-161)

Quantum statistics

 

spring break

9

Oct 21

L16,

video

whiteboard

 

Ch. 7 (p. 181-188)

Degenerate Fermi gas I

D08
D08_sol
D08_vid

9

Oct 26

L17,

video

whiteboard

Problem Set 8

due Nov 13

Solutions

Ch. 7 (p. 189-195)

Degenerate Fermi gas II

 

10

Oct 28

L18,

video,

whiteboard

 

Ch. 7 (p. 199-217)

Bose-Einstein condensation

D09
D09_sol
D09_vid

10 Nov 2

L19,

video

whiteboard

 

  Phase transitions  

11

Nov 4

L20,

video,

whiteboard

 

Ch. 10 (p. 287-294)

Van der Waals model

D10
D10_sol
D10_vid

11

Nov 9

Midterm 2

during class

time 

Practice problems

 

Midterm 2

Solutions

Formula Sheet

12

Nov 11

L21,

video,

whiteboard

Problem Set 9

due Nov 20

Solutions

Ch 10 (p. 295-304)

Ising model 1

D11
D11_sol
D11_vid

12

Nov 16

L22,

video

whiteboard

 

Ch 10 (p. 295-304)

Ising model 2/Landau theory 1

 

13

Nov 18

L23,

video,

whiteboard

Problem Set 10

due Dec 4

Solutions

Ch 10 (p. 295-304)

Landau theory 2

D12
D12_sol
D12_vid

  Nov 23-27       THANKSGIVING BREAK  

13

Nov 30

L24,

video,

whiteboard

 

Ch 14

Kinetic theory

 

14

Dec 2

L25,

video,

whiteboard

 

Ch 4, p. 96; 115-116

(see also: Reif 9.14-9.16)

Thermal radiation

D13
D13_sol
D13_vid

14

Dec 7

L26

bonus material

video,

whiteboard

 

Ch 14

Thermal conduction

 

15

Dec 9

 

 

 

Review

 

 

Final Exam 

Date TBA

 

 

Practice Problems

 

Final exam:

December 14th 1:30pm-4:30pm through gradescope and CBTF

  Solutions

Formula sheet