PHYS 427 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 

 

Course Description

Prerequisite

Two 300-level physics courses or consent of the instructor.

Textbook

Thermal Physics, C. Kittel and H. Kroemer

Notes

Please check the course website each day for announcements, assignments, solutions and class notes.   The notes are handwritten but hopefully readable.   While I will try to post all the relevant material,  P427 is not an online course and you should attend class.  

Homework

Homework assignments, along with due dates, will be posted in course schedule.   Please deposit assignments in the PHYS427 mailbox in the Loomis-MRL interpass.  Late assignments will be marked down 20% for each day beyond the due date.    The homework sets must be clearly written.  There will be one midterm,  a final and occasional quizzes.

Grading

Course Component   Percentage of Grade
Homework   40
Exam 1   20
Quizzes   10
Final Exam   30

General Information

 There are also other excellent texts available that offer different perspectives.  The books on reserve in the library are listed below, with some comments I hope you find useful.