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Schedule

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Week Date Lecture Notes Homework

Reading

(K&K)

Lectures Discussions
1 Jan 18

L1

video

Problem Set 1

due Feb 1

Solutions

Ch. 1 Probability and multiplicity

D01
D01_sol

1

Jan 20

L2

video

 

Ch. 1 (p. 10-25)

Multiplicity of physical systems

 

2

Jan 25

L3

video

Problem Set 2

due Feb 8

Solutions

Ch. 2 (p. 33-48)

Appendix E

 Thermal equilibrium and temperature

D02
D02_sol

2

Jan 27

L4

video

 

Ch. 2 (p. 50)

Entropy of an ideal gas

 

3 Feb 1 

L5

video

Problem Set 3

due Feb 15

Solutions

Ch. 3 (p. 58-62, 72-76) Canonical ensemble

D03
D03_sol

3

Feb 3

L6

video

 

Ch. 3 (p. 77-78)

Equipartition theorem

 

4

Feb 8

L7

video

Problem Set 4

due Feb 22

Solutions

Ch. 3 (p. 68-72, 76-77)

Helmholtz free energy

D04
D04_sol

4

Feb 10

L8

video

 

Ch. 8 (p. 227-244)

Heat and Work

 

5

Feb 15

L9

video

Problem Set 5

due March 8

Solutions

Ch. 8 (p. 245-246)

Thermodynamic potentials

D05
D05_extra
D05_sol

5

Feb 17

L10

video

 

Ch. 5 (p. 118-134)

Chemical potential

 

6

Feb 22

L11

video

 

Ch. 9 (p. 261-270)

Gibbs free energy

D06
D06_sol

6

Feb 24

Midterm 1

during class 

time

 

 

Midterm 1

(exam will be given through gradescope, 

see email in the week before the exam)

Solutions

Exam link: see Exam Information tab

Formula Sheet

7

March 1

L12

Saha equation

video

Problem Set 6

due March 22

Solutions

Ch. 5 (p. 134-144)

Grand Canonical Ensemble

D07
D07_sol

7

March 3

L13

video

 

 

Photon gas

D07_bonus
D07_bonus_sol

7 March 8

L14

video

Problem Set 7

due March 29

Solutions

Ch. 4 (p. 102-109) Debye model

D08
D08_sol

8

March 10

L15

video

 

Ch. 6 (p. 151-161)

Quantum statistics

 

8

March 22

L16

video

 

Ch. 7 (p. 181-188)

Degenerate Fermi gas I

D09
D09_sol

Congratulations -- you made it farther than half way -- keep going ;-)

9

March 24

L17

video

Problem Set 8

due April 12

Solutions

Ch. 7 (p. 189-195)

Degenerate Fermi gas II

9

March 29

L18

video

 

Ch. 7 (p. 199-217)

Bose-Einstein condensation

D10
D10_sol

10

March 31

L19

video

 

 

Phase transitions

10 April 5

L20

video

Problem Set 9

April 19

Solutions

Ch. 10 (p. 287-294) Van der Waals model

D11
D11_sol

11

April 7

Midterm 2

during class

time

 

 

Midterm 2

(exam will be given through gradescope,

see email in the week before the exam)

Solutions

Exam link: see Exam Information tab

Formula Sheet

 

 

 

 

Off to the final stretch of the course...

 

 

12

April 12

L21

video

 

Ch 10 (p. 295-304)

Ising model 1

D12
D12_sol

12 April 14

L22

video

Problem Set 10

due April 26

Solutions

Ch 10 (p. 295-304) Ising model 2/Landau theory 

 

13

April 19

L23

video

 

Ch 10 (p. 295-304)

Kintetic Theory

D13
D13_sol

      Doing great ! Keep going ! Almost at the Finish Line!   

13

April 21

L24

video

 

Ch 14

Thermal Radiation

 

14

April 26

L25

video

 

Ch 4, p. 96; 115-116

(see also: Reif 9.14-9.16)

Thermal Conduction

Review
Practice
Practice_sol

14

April 28

L26 

video

 

        Ch 14

Propagation

 

15

May 3rd

L27

 

 

 

 

Additional topics

 

 

Final Exam 

May 13 at 7pm

(1 hour 50 minutes)

 

 

All the Best for the Final Exam!

Final exam:

May 13th at 7pm for 1 hour 50 minutes

see Exam Information tab for zoom link,

Exam will be given through gradescope

Exam link: see Exam Information tab
Formula sheet