Phys3501 – Spring 2015
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Date |
Topic |
Homework due? |
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M 1-12 |
Thermal equilibrium, temperature,
properties, states of a system |
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W 1-14 |
Ideal gas, Van der Waals gas, expansion and
compressibility; phase diagrams |
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F 1-16 |
Phase diagrams, internal energy, work;
configuration work and dissipative work; |
handout 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.12 Book 1.14 |
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M 1-19 |
MLK Day |
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W 1-21 |
canceled |
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F 1-23 |
First law of thermodynamics Exact and inexact differentials; thermal
interaction; heat capacities |
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M 1-26 |
First law of thermodynamics Exact and inexact differentials; thermal
interaction; heat capacities |
Book 1.17,
1.21, 1.22 Handout
1.17, 1.20 |
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W 1-28 |
Adiabatic processes, Carnot cycle |
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F 1-30 |
Entropy, Carnot cycle and second law |
Handout:
1.25, 1.26, 1.29, Book 1.33,
1.47, 1.37 |
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M 2-2 |
Entropy, Carnot cycle and second law |
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W 2-4 |
Entropy, Carnot cycle and second law Lots of refrigerators |
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F 2-6 |
Introduction to statistical methods Probability/ ensembles/phase space Random walk Binomial distribution |
Handout: 1.30, 1.36, 1.39, 1.44, 1.45,
1.46 |
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M 2-9 |
Means and dispersion |
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W 2-11 |
Stirling
formula Poisson Distribution |
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F 2-13 |
Gaussian Distribution |
Problem Set 1 is due! Handout 2: 2.7, 2.10, 2.11 Schroeder: 2.1 and 2.2 |
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M 2-16 |
Multiple dimensions Functions of random
variables |
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W 2-18 |
Entropy
and temperature Accessible states, multiplicity,
equilibrium, probability |
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F 2-20 |
Multiplicity functions for various systems |
See next friday |
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M 2-23 |
homework |
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W 2-25 |
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F 2-27 |
Systems in
thermal contact – maximum of multiplicity, entropy, definition of temperature |
2.22,
2.23 Chapter handout 2 2.5, 2.6, 2.8, 2.9 (can be submitted electronically) |
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M 3-2 |
canceled |
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W 3-4 |
Example of magnetic material |
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F 3-6 |
Boltzmann
distribution and Helmholtz free energy Boltzmann factors, partition function |
3.12
Chapter handout 3 Schroeder Book: Problem 3.4 |
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Spring break |
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M 3-16 |
Averaging, mean energy, dispersion |
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W 3-18 |
Mean energy, specific heat, pressure, work |
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F 3-20 |
Entropy, free energy and Z |
Chapter handout 4, problem
3 Schroeder 6.3, 6.5, 6.6 |
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M 3-23 |
Partition function ideal gas |
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W 3-25 |
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F 3-27 |
Thermal radiation and Planck distribution |
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M 3-30 |
blackbody
radiation handout |
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W 4-1 |
Chemical potential 6
- chemical equiibrium |
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F 4-3 |
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Handout 4 problem 13, 19 Schroeder problem 6.20, 6.31, 6.42 |
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M 4-6 |
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W 4-8 |
Chemical
potential |
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F 4-10 |
Fermi
and Bose Gases |
Problem set due next wednesday |
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M 4-13 |
Distributions |
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W 4-15 |
Fermi gas, conduction electrons |
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F 4-17 |
Further
development of thermodynamics Thermodynamic functions, Maxwell relations |
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M 4-20 |
Thermodynamic functions, interpretation |
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W 4-22 |
Applications of thermodynamic functions |
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F 4-24 |
Gibbs distribution |
Schroeder 7.8, 7.10, 7.11,
7.20 |
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M 4-27 |
Gibbs distribution, examples |
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W 4-29 |
Equilibrium situations |
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F 5-1 |
Phase equilibrium |
Tba |
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Final exam |
Take-home |
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