Date |
Day |
Chapters |
Topics |
HW |
JAN 8 |
M |
|
Discussion of syllabus and introduction |
|
JAN 10 |
W |
|
Heat and temperature |
|
JAN 12 |
F |
|
Math review |
|
JAN 15 |
M |
No Class |
Martin Luther King Day |
|
JAN 17 |
W |
Chapter 3 |
Probability, |
|
JAN 19 |
F |
Chapter 3 |
Probability |
|
JAN 22 |
M |
|
Temperature and thermometry |
|
JAN 24 |
W |
|
Ensembles and Boltzmann distribution |
|
JAN 26 |
F |
Chapter
5 |
Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution |
|
JAN 29 |
M |
|
Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution & ideal
gas equation |
|
JAN 31 |
W |
|
Pressure & ideal gas equation |
|
FEB 2 |
F |
|
|
Exam 1 |
FEB 5 |
M |
|
Equipartition of energy |
|
FEB 7 |
W |
|
Energy and first law of thermodynamics |
|
FEB 9 |
F |
|
Reversibility, isothermal and adiabatic processses |
|
FEB 12 |
M |
Chapter 12 |
Isothermal and adiabatic processses |
|
FEB 14 |
W |
|
Heat engines and the second law of thermodynamics |
|
FEB 16 |
F |
|
Heat engines and the second law of thermodynamics |
|
FEB 19 |
M |
|
Entropy, reversible and irreversible processes |
|
FEB 21 |
W |
Chapter 14 |
Entropy, reversible and irreversible processes |
|
FEB 23 |
F |
Chapter
14 |
Entropy: ideal gas, mixing, Joule expansion,Maxwell
demon
|
|
FEB 26 |
M |
|
Helmholtz free energy and Boltzmann factor |
|
FEB 28 |
W |
|
|
Exam 2 |
MAR 2 |
F |
Chapter 16 |
Thermodynamic potentials and Maxwell's relations
|
|
MAR 5 |
M |
No class |
Spring break |
|
MAR 7 |
W |
No class |
Spring break |
|
MAR 9 |
F |
No class |
Spring break |
|
MAR 12 |
M |
Chapter 16 |
Thermodynamic potentials and available energy |
|
MAR 14 |
W |
|
Applications to elastic systems: |
|
MAR 16 |
F |
Chapter 17 |
Applications to other systems: |
|
MAR 19 |
M |
Chapter 17 |
Paramagnetism |
|
MAR 21 |
W |
Buffer |
Additional Thermal Physics Problems (TdS eqs) |
|
MAR 23 |
F |
|
Third law of thermodynamics |
|
MAR 26 |
M |
|
van der Waals (vdW) equation for a real gas |
|
MAR 28 |
W |
Chapter 26 |
Reduced
form of vdW equation, corresponding states |
|
MAR 30 |
F |
Chapter 26 |
vdW gas: phase transitions, coexisting phases |
|
APR 2 |
M |
Chapter 26 |
vdW gas: Maxwell construction, expansivity,
specific heat |
|
APR 4 |
W |
Chapter
27 |
Joule expansion and Joule-Thomson expansion |
|
APR 6 |
F |
|
|
Exam 3 |
APR 9 |
M |
|
Reversible adiabatic and isothermal expansions |
|
APR 11 |
W |
Chapter 27 |
Cooling of vdW gas, inversion curve |
|
APR 13 |
F |
Chapter 22(1,2 &5) Chapter 28
|
Chemical potential and phase transitions |
|
APR 16 |
M |
Chapter
28 |
ALC quiz, phase transitions |
|
APR 18 |
W |
|
Latent heat, Clausius Clapryon eq, 1st order
transitions |
|
APR 20 |
F |
Chapter 28 |
Gibbs phase rule and metastability |
|
APR 23 |
M |
Chapter 28 |
Special Topics |
|
APR 25 |
W |
NA |
Special Topics and review for finals |
|
|
MAY 2 |
W |
Final exam |
Cumulative, 10:00 AM - 12:00
PM |
|