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Welcome to the home page for Classical and Statistical Physics! Please check this page regularly.
Recent changes to this page:
HomeworkChapters labeled "PB" are from Pathria and Beale, Statistical
Mechanics, 3rd Edition.
Homework problems are due on Tuesday (or on Thursday) by the end of class.
(If you haven't finished all the homework, hand in what you have finished
to avoid a late penalty.
If you don't make it to class, slip your homework under the door of the
instructor's office.)
| Due date | Reading | Homework | Solutions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday Jan 14 | PB ch 1, 2 | PB ch 1: 4, 8, 9 PB ch 2: 7, 9(a) | pdf, pdf |
| Tuesday Jan 21 | PB ch 3.1-3.7 | PB ch 3: 5, 6, 15, 17, 20 | |
| Tuesday Jan 28 | PB ch 3.8-3.10 | PB ch 3: 22, 24, 31, 41, 43 | |
| Tuesday Feb 4 | PB ch 4 | PB ch 4: 1, 3, 8, 10, 14, 17 | |
| Tuesday Feb 11 | PB ch 6.4-6.6 | PB ch 6: 6, 8, 14, 21, 23, 25 | |
| Thursday Feb 20 | Midterm Exam on Thursday previous exams: final-Fall2018, midterm-Spring2019 |
midterm-Spring2020 | |
| Thursday Feb 27 | PB ch 5, ch 6.1-6.3 | PB ch 5: 5, PB ch. 6.1 | |
| Thursday Mar 5 | PB ch 7.1-4 | PB ch 7: 8, 13, 15, 20, 22 | |
| March 9-13 | Spring Break | |
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| Thursday March 19 | PB ch 8.1,2,3(but not 3.A,B), 4 | PB ch 7: 25, 32 | |
| Tuesday March 24 | PB ch 8.5,6 (??) | PB ch 8: 6, 12, 18, 22 (??) | |
| Tuesday March 31 | PB ch 9 (??) | PB ch 9: 2, 8 (??) | |
| Tuesday April 7 | PB ch 12.1-5,7,9-13 (??) | PB ch 12: 3, 4, 6, 7, 23, 24 (??) | |
| Tuesday April 14 | PB ch 14 (??) | PB ch 14: 1, 5 (??) | |
| Thursday April 23 | |
Final Exam |
Lectures| Week | Lecture notes | Group work |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 9 | Ensembles, MicroCanonical | |
| Jan 14, 16 | ClassicalGas, Canonical | pdf, pdf |
| Jan 21, 23 | Equipartition, Canonical-2 | |
| Jan 28, 30 | Paramagnet, GrandCanonical | |
| Feb 4, 6 | PhaseTransitions, MonatomicGas | pdf, pdf |
| Feb 11, 13 | DiatomicGas, DensityMatrix | pdf, pdf |
| Feb 18, 20 | IdenticalParticles | |
| Feb 25, 27 | OccupationNumbers, BoseGas | pdf, pdf |
| March 3, 5 | TrappedBosons, BlackBodyRadiation | |
| March 9-13 | Spring Break | |
| March 24, 26 | |
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| March 31, April 2 | |
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| April 7, 9 | |
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| April 14, 16 | |
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| April 23, 25 | |
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| April 23 | Final Exam |
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