PHYS 427 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
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Reading (K&K) |
Lectures | Discussions |
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| 1 | Aug 25 | Ch. 1 | Probability and multiplicity | D01 D01_sol |
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Aug 27 |
due Sept. 8 before 11 am |
Ch. 1 (p. 10-25) |
Multiplicity of physical systems |
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2 |
Sept 1 is labor day |
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3 |
Sept 3 |
L3 |
due Sept 15 before 11 am |
Ch. 2 (p. 33-48) Appendix E |
Thermal equilibrium and temperature |
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| 3 |
Sept 8 |
L4 | Ch. 2 (p. 50) | Entropy of an ideal gas | D03 D03_sol |
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4 |
Sept 10 |
due Sept 22 before 11 am |
Ch. 3 (p. 58-62, 72-76) |
Canonical ensemble |
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4 |
Sept 15 |
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Ch. 3 (p. 77-78) |
Equipartition theorem |
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4 |
Sept 17 |
due Sept 29 before 11 am |
Ch. 3 (p. 68-72, 76-77) |
Helmholtz free energy |
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5 |
Sept 22 |
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Ch. 8 (p. 227-244) |
Heat and Work |
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5 |
Sept 24 |
due Oct 20 before 11 am |
Ch. 8 (p. 245-246) |
Thermodynamic potentials |
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6 |
Sept 29 |
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Ch. 5 (p. 118-134) |
Chemical potential |
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6 |
Oct 1 |
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Ch. 9 (p. 261-270) |
Gibbs free energy |
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7 |
Oct 6 |
Ch. 5 (p. 134-144) |
Grand Canonical Ensemble |
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7 |
Oct 8 |
Midterm 1 during class time |
due Oct 27 before 11 am |
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| 8 | Oct 13 |
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Photon gas | D07 D07_sol |
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8 |
Oct 15 |
due Nov. 3rd before 11 am |
Ch. 4 (p. 102-109) |
Debye model |
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9 |
Oct 20 |
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Ch. 6 (p. 151-161) |
Quantum statistics |
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Doing great -- keep going! |
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9 |
Oct 22 |
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Ch. 7 (p. 181-188) |
Degenerate Fermi gas I |
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10 |
Oct 27 |
due Nov 17 before 11 am |
Ch. 7 (p. 189-195) |
Degenerate Fermi gas II |
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10 |
Oct 29 |
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Ch. 7 (p. 199-217) |
Bose-Einstein condensation |
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| 11 | Nov 3 |
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Phase transitions | D10 D10_sol |
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11 |
Nov 5 |
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Ch. 10 (p. 287-294) |
Van der Waals model |
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12 |
Nov 10 |
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due Dec 1 before 11 am |
Ch 10 (p. 295-304) |
Ising model 1 |
D11 D11_sol |
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12 |
Nov 12 |
Midterm 2 during class time |
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Formula Sheet
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13 |
Nov 17 |
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Ch 10 (p. 295-304) |
Ising model 2/Landau theory 1 |
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13 |
Nov 19 |
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due Dec 8 before 11 am |
Ch 10 (p. 295-304) |
Landau theory 2 |
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| Nov 24-28 | THANKSGIVING BREAK - Happy Thanksgiving ! | |||||
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14 |
Dec 1 |
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Ch 14 |
Kinetic theory |
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14 |
Dec 3 |
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Ch 4, p. 96; 115-116 (see also: Reif 9.14-9.16) |
Thermal radiation |
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15 |
Dec 8 |
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Ch 14 |
Thermal conduction |
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15 |
Dec 10 |
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Final Exam Wednesday December 17th, 8 am - 10 am, location TBA
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Final exam: Wednesday December 17th, 8am-10 am
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Formula sheet | |