PHYS 427 Spring 2025
PHYS 427 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
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(Typeset lecture notes provided courtesy Y. Chemla (c) 2017. Not for distribution.)
| Week | Date | Homework | Reading (Schroeder) | Lectures | Discussions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 21 | 2.1-2.4 | Probability and multiplicity | ||
| 1 | Jan 23 | 2.1-2.4 | Multiplicity of physical systems | ||
| 2 | Jan 28 | 2.6 and 3.1 | Thermal equilibrium and temperature | Discussion 1 Solution 1 | |
| 2 | Jan 30 | 2.6 and 3.4 | Entropy of the ideal gas | ||
| 3 | Feb 4 | 6.1 and 6.2 | Canonical Ensemble | ||
| 3 | Feb 6 | PS 3 due 2/13 solution | 6.3 | Equipartition Theorem | |
| 4 | Feb 11 | 6.5 and 6.7 | Helmholtz free energy | ||
| 4 | Feb 13 | PS 4 due 2/20 solution | 4.1 | Heat and work refrigerator | |
| 5 | Feb 18 | 5.1 | Thermodynamic potentials | Discussion 4 Solution 4 | |
| 5 | Feb 20 | PS 5 due 3/6 solution | 3.5 | Chemical potential | |
| 6 | Feb 25 | Midterm 1 | Discussion 5 Solution 5 | ||
| 6 | Feb 27 | 5.2 | Gibbs Free Energy | ||
| 7 | Mar 4 | 7.1 | Grand Canonical Ensemble | Discussion 6 Solution 6 | |
| 7 | Mar 6 | PS 6 due 3/27 solution | 7.4 | Photon Gas | |
| 8 | Mar 11 | 7.5 | Debye Model | ||