PHYS 427 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
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| Week | Date | Lecture Notes | Homework |
Reading (K&K) |
Lectures | Discussions |
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| 1 | Jan 21 | L1 | Ch. 1 | Probability and multiplicity | ||
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1 |
Jan 23 |
due Jan 31 |
Ch. 1 (p. 10-25) |
Multiplicity of physical systems |
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2 |
Jan 28 |
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Ch. 2 (p. 33-48) Appendix E |
Thermal equilibrium and temperature |
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2 |
Jan 30 |
due Feb 7 |
Ch. 2 (p. 50) |
Entropy of an ideal gas |
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3 |
Feb 4 |
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Ch. 3 (p. 58-62, 72-76) |
Canonical ensemble |
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3 |
Feb 6 |
due Feb 14 |
Ch. 3 (p. 77-78) |
Equipartition theorem |
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4 |
Feb 11 |
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Ch. 3 (p. 68-72, 76-77) |
Helmholtz free energy |
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4 |
Feb 13 |
due Feb 21 |
Ch. 8 (p. 227-244) |
Heat and Work |
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5 |
Feb 18 |
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Ch. 8 (p. 245-246) |
Thermodynamic potentials |
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5 |
Feb 20 |
due Mar 6 |
Ch. 5 (p. 118-134) |
Chemical potential |
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6 |
Feb 25 |
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Ch. 9 (p. 261-270) |
Gibbs free energy |
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6 |
Feb 27 |
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7 |
Mar 3 |
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Ch. 5 (p. 134-144) |
Grand Canonical Ensemble |
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| 7 | Mar 5 | L13 |
due Mar 27 extended to Apr 3 |
Photon gas | ||
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8 |
Mar 10 |
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Ch. 4 (p. 102-109) |
Debye model |
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8 |
Mar 12 |
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Ch. 6 (p. 151-161) |
Quantum statistics |
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spring break |
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9 |
Mar 24 |
L16, |
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Ch. 7 (p. 181-188) |
Degenerate Fermi gas I |
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9 |
Mar 26 |
L17, |
due Apr 3 |
Ch. 7 (p. 189-195) |
Degenerate Fermi gas II |
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10 |
Mar 31 |
L18, |
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Ch. 7 (p. 199-217) |
Bose-Einstein condensation |
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| 10 | Apr 2 |
L19, |
due Apr 17 |
Phase transitions | ||
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11 |
Apr 7 |
L20, |
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Ch. 10 (p. 287-294) |
Van der Waals model |
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11 |
Apr 9 |
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Midterm 2 |
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12 |
Apr 14 |
L21, |
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Ch 10 (p. 295-304) |
Ising model 1 |
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12 |
Apr 16 |
L22, |
due Apr 24 |
Ch 10 (p. 295-304) |
Ising model 2/Landau theory 1 |
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13 |
Apr 21 |
L23, |
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Ch 10 (p. 295-304) |
Landau theory 2 |
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13 |
Apr 23 |
L24, |
due May 1 |
Ch 14 |
Kinetic theory |
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14 |
Apr 28 |
L25, |
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Ch 4, p. 96; 115-116 (see also: Reif 9.14-9.16) |
Thermal radiation |
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14 |
Apr 30 |
L26, |
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Ch 14 |
Thermal conduction |
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15 |
May 5 |
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May 12
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Final exam 24-hour take-home exam: Available 0:00 May 12 (CDT) Must be returned within 24 hours of download, no later than: 23:59 May 13 (CDT) |
Formula sheet | |