PHYS 427 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Reading (K&K) |
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| 1 | January 20 |
due Feb 3 before 3:30 pm |
Ch. 1 | Probability and multiplicity | D01 D01_sol |
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Jan 22 |
PLEASE REVIEW CALCULUS |
Ch. 1 (p. 10-25) |
Multiplicity of physical systems |
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2 |
Jan 27 |
L3 |
due Feb 10 before 3:30 pm |
Ch. 2 (p. 33-48) Appendix E |
Thermal equilibrium and temperature |
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2 |
Jan 29 |
L4 |
PLEASE DO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS FROM THE TEXT BOOKS |
Ch. 2 (p. 50)
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Entropy of an ideal gas |
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Feb 3 |
L5 |
due Feb 17 before 3:30pm |
Ch. 3 (p. 58-62, 72-76) | Canonical ensemble | D03 D03_sol |
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Feb 5 |
L6 |
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Ch. 3 (p. 77-78) |
Equipartition theorem |
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4 |
Feb 10 |
L7 |
due Feb 24 before 3:30pm |
Ch. 3 (p. 68-72, 76-77) |
Helmholtz free energy |
D04 |
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4 |
Feb 12 |
L8 |
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Ch. 8 (p. 227-244) |
Heat and Work |
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5 |
Feb 17 |
L9 |
due March 10 before 3:30 pm |
Ch. 8 (p. 245-246) |
Thermodynamic potentials |
D05 |
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5 |
Feb 19 |
L10 |
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Ch. 5 (p. 118-134) |
Chemical potential |
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6 |
Feb 24 |
L11 |
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Ch. 9 (p. 261-270) Gibbs free energy |
D06 |
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6 |
Feb 26 |
L12 |
Ch. 5 (p. 134-144) |
Grand Canonical Ensemble |
Midterm 1 review review Solutions |
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7 |
March 3 |
Midterm 1 during class time |
due March 24 before 3:30 pm |
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D07
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March 5 |
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Photon gas |
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| 8 | March 10 | L14 |
due March 31st before 3:30 pm |
Ch. 4 (p. 102-109) | Debye model | D08 D08_sol |
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March 12 |
L15 |
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Ch. 6 (p. 151-161) |
Quantum statistics |
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9 |
March 15-March 20th Spring break |
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Doing great -- keep going! |
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10 |
March 24 |
due April 16 before 3:30 pm |
Ch. 7 (p. 181-188) |
Degenerate Fermi gas I |
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March 26 |
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Ch. 7 (p. 189-195) |
Degenerate Fermi gas II |
D09 D09_sol |
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11 |
March 31 |
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Ch. 7 (p. 199-217) |
Bose-Einstein condensation |
D10 |
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| 11 | April 2nd |
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Phase transitions | ||||
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12 |
April 7 |
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due April 23rd before 3:30 pm |
Ch. 10 (p. 287-294) |
Van der Waals model |
D11 |
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12 |
April 9 |
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Ch 10 (p. 295-304) |
Ising model 1 |
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13 |
April 14 |
Midterm 2 during class time |
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Formula Sheet
D12 |
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13 |
April 16 |
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Ch 10 (p. 295-304) |
Ising model 2/Landau theory 1 |
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14 |
April 21 |
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due April 30th before 3:30 pm |
Ch 10 (p. 295-304) |
Landau theory 2 |
D12 |
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14 |
April 23 |
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Ch 14 |
Kinetic theory |
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15 |
April 28 |
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Ch 4, p. 96; 115-116 (see also: Reif 9.14-9.16) |
Thermal radiation |
D13 |
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15 |
April 30 |
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Ch 14 |
Thermal conduction |
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16 |
May 5 |
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D14 D14 sol |
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Final Exam Date TBA
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Final exam:
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Final review review Solutions
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