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STATISTICAL PHYSICS - Spring 2013
SCHEDULE
Tentative schedule -- the schedule may change during the semester and will be updated)
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Subject
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Textbook Chapters
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Assignments
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Jan. 7-9
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Thermodynamics
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Jan. 11-14
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Probability/Statistics
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Jan. 16-18
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Microstates
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HW A
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Jan. 21
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MLK Day (no class)
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Jan. 23-25
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Equipartition
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Jan. 28-Feb.1
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Partition Fn
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QUIZ
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Feb. 4-6
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Ideal Gas
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Feb. 8-11
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Chem. Potential
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HW B
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Feb. 13
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Exam 1
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Feb. 15-22
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Photons
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Feb. 25-27
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Identical Particles
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Mar. 1
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Quant. Statistics
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HW C
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Mar. 4 -8
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Spring Break (no class)
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Mar. 11-13
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Quant. Statistics
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QUIZ
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Mar. 15-20
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Bose Gas
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Mar. 22-25
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Fermi Gas
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HW D
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Mar. 27
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Exam 2
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Mar. 29
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Fermi Liquid
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Apr. 1-5
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Phase Transitions
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QUIZ
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Apr. 8-12
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Ginsburg-Landau Theory
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Apr 15
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Exam 2
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Apr. 17-19
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Critical behavior
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Apr. 25-26
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Reading Days
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Apr. 29
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Paper due
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