Thermal Physics Fall 2002

(Version of 9 December 2002)

Instructor:
Mark W. Meisel, Department of Physics, University of Florida
Best Place to Find Me: NPB B133, Tel: 2-9147, Fax: 2-7709
Alternative Place to Find Me: NPB 2358, Tel: 2-8867
Email: meisel@phys.ufl.edu
Office Hours: M W F 8th period (15:00 - 15:50) and by appointment.

Teaching/Grading Assistant:
Yonggang Yu, Department of Physics, University of Florida
Office: NPB 1222, Tel: 2-8975, Email: yonggang@phys.ufl.edu
Office Hours: W 9th period (16:05 - 16:55) and Th 7th period (13:55 - 14:45)

Meeting Times: M W F 7th period (13:55 - 14:45 hrs) in NPB 1101

Textbook: F. W. Sears and G. L. Salinger, Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory, and Statistical Thermodynamics (3rd Edition), Addison-Wesley, 1975.

Link to Complete Syllabus

Link to in vivo Schedule

Link to in vivo Grade Spreadsheet (Excel)

Link to Homepage from Last Year
Link to Course Reserve of Materials from Last Year, including Class Notes, Quizzes and Exams

Suggested Homework:

Ch. 1: 1-6, 1-13, 1-19, 1-22.
Ch. 2: 2-3, 2-4, 2-8, 2-9, 2-11, 2-19, 2-21, 2-22, 2-24, 2-27, 2-29, 2-30.
Ch. 3: 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-6, 3-7, 3-11, 3-13, 3-16, 3-17, 3-19, 3-22, 3-26, 3-27, 3-28, 3-29, 3-32, 3-33, 3-35, 3-36.
Ch. 4: 4-2, 4-4, 4-7, 4-11, 4-18, 4-21, 4-22, 4-23, 4-24, 4-25, 4-33, 4-36, 4-37, 4-38 (note 1975 prices), 4-39.
For extra work, consider (but not fair for quizzes or exams): 4-5, 4-6, 4-10.
Ch. 5: 5-3, 5-5, 5-7, 5-8, 5-9, 5-16, 5-22, 5-27, 5-31.
Ch. 6: 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-12, 6-17, 6-19, 6-22, 6-25, 6-26, 6-30.
Ch. 7: 7-4, 7-8, 7-16, 7-18, 7-22, 7-26, 7-27, 7-29.

Quizzes and Solutions: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6 , Q7, Q8, Q9 Q9-plot, Q10, posted as Word document (*.doc).

Mid-term Exams and Solutions: MTE1, S1 , S2, S3, S4 , S5 in *.doc format.
MTE2, S1 , S2, S3, S4 in *.doc format.
MTE3, S1 , S2, S3, S4 in *.doc format.

Final Exam: Wednesday, 18 December 2002, 07:30 - 09:30 hrs (Final Exam Group 18A).

Other potentially useful (or interesting) links:

http://stp.clarku.edu/ is not presently maintained but has some useful information.
No Thaw Flaw in the Third Law!
"Water and Ice", Alan K. Soper, a Perspective on Thermodynamics in Science 297 (2002) 1288-1289.
"A Fresh Take on Disorder, Or Disorderly Science?", A. Cho,
        a News Focus on Statistical Mechanics in Science 297 (2002) 1268-1269.
"The Unusual Thermodynamics of Microscopic Systems", S. K. Blau, Physics Today 55 (2002) No.9, 19-21.
"Blowing Bubbles", a news item from the Institute of Physics about an article describing the "dot.com" bubble
        bursting on Wall Street, including "anti-bubbles". What are "anti-bubbles"? Have a look and see if you
        can make any sense of it vis-a-vis our thermal physics course.