Date |
Day |
Chapters |
Topics |
HW |
JAN 7 |
M |
|
Discussion of syllabus and introduction |
|
JAN 9 |
W |
|
Heat and temperature |
|
JAN 11 |
F |
|
Math review |
|
JAN 14 |
M |
Chapter 3 |
Probability, |
|
JAN 16 |
W |
Chapter 3 |
Probability |
|
JAN 18 |
F |
|
Temperature and thermometry |
|
JAN 21 |
M |
No Class |
Martin Luther King Day |
|
JAN 23 |
W |
Chapter 4 |
Ensembles and Boltzmann distribution |
A |
JAN 25 |
F |
|
Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution |
|
JAN 28 |
M |
In-class exam 1 |
|
exam1 |
JAN 30 |
W |
Chapter 5 |
Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution & ideal
gas equation |
|
FEB 1 |
F |
|
Pressure & ideal gas equation |
|
FEB 4 |
M |
|
Equipartition of energy |
|
FEB 6 |
W |
|
Energy and first law of thermodynamics |
|
FEB 8 |
F |
|
Reversibility, isothermal and adiabatic processses |
B |
FEB 11 |
M |
Chapter 12 |
Isothermal and adiabatic processses |
|
FEB 13 |
W |
|
Heat engines and the second law of thermodynamics |
|
FEB 15 |
F |
In-class exam 2 |
|
exam 2 |
FEB 18 |
M |
|
Heat engines and the second law of thermodynamics |
|
FEB 20 |
W |
Chapter 14 |
Entropy, reversible and irreversible processes |
|
FEB 22 |
F |
Chapter 14 |
Entropy, reversible and irreversible processes |
|
FEB 25 |
M |
|
Entropy: ideal gas, mixing, Joule expansion,Maxwell
demon |
C |
FEB 27 |
W |
Chapter 16 |
Helmholtz free energy and Boltzmann factor |
|
MAR 1 |
F |
Chapter 16 |
Thermodynamic potentials and Maxwell's relations
|
|
MAR 4 |
M |
No class |
Spring break |
|
MAR 6 |
W |
No class |
Spring break |
|
MAR 8 |
F |
No class |
Spring break |
|
MAR 11 |
M |
Chapter 16 |
Thermodynamic potentials and available energy |
|
MAR 13 |
W |
Chapter 17 |
Applications to elastic systems: |
D |
MAR 15 |
F |
Chapter 17 |
Applications to other systems: |
|
MAR 18 |
M |
In-class exam 3 |
|
exam 3 |
MAR 20 |
W |
Chapter 17 |
Paramagnetism |
|
MAR 22 |
F |
Buffer |
Additional Thermal Physics Problems |
|
MAR 25 |
M |
|
Third law of thermodynamics |
|
MAR 27 |
W |
|
van der Waals (vdW) equation for a real gas |
|
MAR 29 |
F |
Chapter 26 |
Reduced
form of vdW equation, corresponding states |
|
APR 1 |
M |
Chapter 26 |
vdW gas: phase transitions, coexisting phases |
E |
APR 3 |
W |
Chapter 26 |
vdW gas: Maxwell construction, expansivity,
specific heat |
|
APR 5 |
F |
|
Joule expansion and Joule-Thomson expansion
|
|
APR 8 |
M |
Chapter 27 |
Reversible adiabatic and isothermal expansions |
|
APR 10 |
W |
Chapter 27 |
Cooling of vdW gas, inversion curve |
F |
APR 12 |
F |
In-class exam 4 |
|
exam 4 |
APR 15 |
M |
Chapter 22(1,2 &5) Chapter 28 |
Chemical potential and phase transitions |
|
APR 17 |
W |
|
ALC quiz, phase transitions |
|
APR 19 |
F |
Chapter 28 |
Latent heat, Clausius Clapryon eq, 1st order
transitions |
|
APR 22 |
M |
Chapter 28 |
Gibbs phase rule and metastability |
G |
APR 24 |
W |
NA |
Special Topics and review for finals |
|
MAY 1 |
W |
Final exam |
Cumulative, 7:30 AM - 9:30
AM |
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