PHY 3513 Thermal Physics Fall 2003

(Version of 14 December 2003)

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:

Yingxia Wan; Office: NPB 1228; Tel: 2-1668; Email: ywan@phys.ufl.edu
Office Hours:  10:00 hrs to 12:00 hrs on Tuesdays and Thursdays

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 2001

Link to Homepage from 2002
Link to Previous Course Materials (on Library Reserve): 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, Q9Q9-plot, Q10, Q11

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

                                                      MTE2, Sp1ab , Sp1c, Sp2, Sp3, Sp3bis, S p4  in  *.doc format.
                                                        MTE3, S1 , S2, S3, S4         in  *.doc format.

Final Exam: Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 12:30 - 14:30 hrs (Final Exam Group 17C).

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 Today55 (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.