PHYS 427 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
We will begin by discussing fundamentals, introducing many of the basic tools of statistical mechanics and demonstrating their use in simple example systems. We then move on to thermodynamics, which allows properties of complex macroscopic systems to be understood. Next, we study the consequences of the quantum statistics obeyed by identical quantum mechanical particles, and subsequently discuss systems with interacting particles. Finally, time permitting, we conclude with an introduction to non-equilibrium processes.
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| Week | Date | Homework | Lecture Notes |
Reading (Kittel and Kroemer: K&K Schroeder: S) |
Discussion |
| 1 | 8/26 | Notes 1 |
K&K Ch. 1 S Ch. 2 |
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| 8/28 |
due 9/5 Solutions |
Notes 2 |
K&K Ch. 1 (p. 10-25) S Ch. 2 (2.1, 2.2, 2.4) |
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| 2 | 9/4 |
due 9/12 Solutions |
Notes 3 |
K&K Ch. 2 S Ch. 2 (2.3, 2.6) |
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| 3 | 9/9 | Notes 4 |
K&K Ch. 2; Ch.3 pp. 58-60 S Ch. 2 (2.5) |
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| 3 | 9/11 |
PS 3 due 9/19 Solutions |
Notes 5 |
Ch. 3 (p. 58-62, 72-76) |
Discussion 2 Solutions |
| 4 | 9/16 |
Notes Lecture 6
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Ch. 3 (p. 58-62, 72-76) |
Discussion 3 Solutions |
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| 9/18 |
PS 4 due 9/26 Solutions |
Notes Lecture 7
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Ch.3 (p. 77) | ||
| 5 | 9/23 |
Notes Lecture 8
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Ch. 3 (p. 68-71) |
Discussion 4 Solutions |
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| 9/25 |
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Notes 9 Ch 6 171-176; |
Ch. 8 (227-257) |
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| 6 | 9/30 |
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Notes 10
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| 10/2 |
PS 5 due 10/10 Solutions |
MIDTERM EXAM 1 |
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| 7 | 10/7 |
Notes 11
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Ch. 5 (119-139) |
Discussion 6 Solutions |
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| 10/9 |
PS 6 due 10/17 Solutions |
Notes 12 | Ch. 9 (261-272) | ||
| 8 | 10/14 |
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Notes 13 | Ch. 5 (134-144) |
Discussion 7 Solutions |
| 10/16 |
PS 7 due 10/24 Solutions |
Notes 14 | Ch. 4 (89-98) | ||
| 9 | 10/21 | Notes 15 | Ch. 4 (102-109) |
Discussion 8 Solutions |
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| 10/23 |
PS 8 due 10/31 Solutions |
Notes 16 | Ch. 7 | ||
| 10 | 10/28 | Notes 17 | Ch. 7 (183-195) |
Discussion 9 Solutions
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| 10/30 | Notes 18 |
Ch. 7 (199-205) |
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| 11 | 11/4 | Notes 19 | Ch. 7 |
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| 11/6 |
PS 9 due 11/14 Solutions |
MIDTERM EXAM 2
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| 12 | 11/11 | Notes 20 |
Ch. 10 (276-284) |
Discussion 11 Solutions |
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| 11/13 |
PS 10 due 11/21 Solutions |
Notes 21 | Ch. 10 (287-291) | ||
| 13 | 11/18 | Notes 22 |
Ch. 10 (295-297) |
Discussion 12 Solutions |
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| 11/20 |
PS 11 due 12/5 Solutions |
Notes 23 |
Ch. 10 (298-302) |
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| Fall Break | |||||
| 14 | 12/2 |
Notes 24 Ch. 14 (407-408; |
see also 270-271) |
Discussion 13 Solutions |
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| 12/4 |
PS 12 (No due date) |
Notes 25 | p. 96-98 | ||
| 15 | 12/9 | Notes 26 |
Practice problems Solutions |
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| 12/11 | REVIEW |
Perspectives |
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12/18 8-11 am room TBA |
FINAL EXAM | ||||