This is a tentative schedule.  As the semester evolves, the schedule may change and will be updated.
Date	Day	Lecture	Content	Textbook	HW
August 24, 2009	M	1	Introduction to thermodynamics
August 26, 2009	W	2	Math to know	Appen. C
August 27, 2009	F	3	Probability	Ch. 3
August 31, 2009	M	4	Probability		A
September 2, 2009	W	5	Temperature and thermometry (Q1)	Ch. 4
September 4, 2009	F	6	Ensemble and Boltzmann distribution	Ch. 4
September 7, 2009	M		No Class (Labor Day)
September 9, 2009	W	7	Ensemble and Boltzmann distribution	Ch.4
September 11, 2009	F		Exam 1 (in class)	math & up to Ch.3
September 14, 2009	M	8	Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution	Ch. 5	B
September 16, 2009	W	9	Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution	Ch. 5
September 18, 2009	F	10	Pressure (Q2)	Ch. 6
September 21, 2009	M	11	Pressure	Ch. 6	C
September 23, 2009	W	12	Energy	Ch.11
September 25, 2009	F	13	1st Law of Thermodynamics	Ch.11
September 28, 2009	M	14	Isothermal and Adiabatic Processes	Ch.12
September 30, 2009	W		Exam 2 (in class)	Up to Ch.6
October 2, 2009	F	15	Isothermal and Adiabatic Processes	Ch. 12
October 5, 2009	M	16	2nd Law of Thermodynamics	Ch. 13	D
October 7, 2009	W	17	Carnot engine	Ch. 13
October 9, 2009	F	18	Heat engines (Q4)	Ch. 13
October 12, 2009	M	19	Entropy	Ch. 14
October 14, 2009	W	20	Entropy	Ch. 14
October 16, 2009	F		No Class (Homecoming Day)
October 19, 2009	M		Exam 3 (in class)	Up to Ch.12
October 21, 2009	W	21	Thermodynamic potentials	Ch. 16	E
October 23, 2009	F	22	Maxwell's relations	Ch. 16
October 26, 2009	M	23	Maxwell's relations (Q5)	Ch. 16
October 28, 2009	W	24	Cooling gases	Ch.17
October 30, 2009	F	25	Cooling gases	Ch.17	F
November 2, 2009	M	26	Elastic rods	Ch.26
November 4, 2009	W	27	Eleastic rods	Ch. 26
November 6, 2009	F		Exam 4 (in class)	Up to Ch.16
November 9, 2009	M	28	Paramegnetic system	Ch.27	G
November 11, 2009	W		No Class (Veteran's Day)
November 13, 2009	F	29	Paramegnetic system and magnetic cooling (Q6)	Ch. 27
November 16, 2009	M	30	van der Waals gas
November 18, 2009	W	31	van der Waals gas	Ch. 18	H
November 20, 2009	F	32	Cooling van der Waals gas  (Q7)	Ch. 28
November 23, 2009	M	33	Field trip	Ch. 28
November 25, 2009	W	34	Third Law of Thermodynamics	Ch. 28	I
November 27, 2009	F		No Class (Thanksgiving)
November 30, 2009	M		Exam 5 (in class)	Up to Ch.26
December 2, 2009	W	35	Phase transition1	Ch. 7
December 4, 2009	F	36	Phase transition 2 (Q8)	Ch. 8	J
December 7, 2009	M	37	Phase transition 3	Ch. 9
December 10, 2008	W		Reading Day
December 15, 2009	Tue		Exam 6 (10 am - 11 am in NPB1101)	Up to Ch.9