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Date |
Day |
Chapters |
Topics |
Slides |
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JAN 6 |
W |
Overview and Ch. 1 |
Discussion of syllabus and Introduction |
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JAN 8 |
F |
Chapter 1 and 2 |
Heat and temperature |
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JAN 11 |
M |
Chapter 4 |
Microstate, macrostates, and temperature |
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JAN 13 |
W |
Chapter 4 |
Review and ensembles |
see lecture 3 |
JAN 15 |
F |
Chapter 4 |
Ensembles |
No new slides |
JAN 18 |
M |
No class |
Martin Luther King day |
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JAN 20 |
W |
Chapter 4 |
Canonical ensemble and Boltzmann factor |
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JAN 22 |
F |
Chapter 5 |
Velocity distribution in a monatomic ideal gas |
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JAN 25 |
M |
Chapter 5 |
Velocity distribution in a monatomic ideal gas |
see lecture 7 |
JAN 27 |
W |
Chapter 5 |
Ideal gas equation |
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JAN 29 |
F |
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FEB 1 |
M |
Chapter 5 and 11 |
Ideal gas equation, First law of thermodynamics |
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FEB 3 |
W |
Chapter 11 and 12 |
First law, isothermal and adiabatic processes |
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FEB 5 |
F |
Chapter 12 |
Specific heat, isothermal and adiabatic processes |
No new slides |
FEB 8 |
M |
Chapter 12 and 13 |
Carnot cycle |
No new slides |
FEB 10 |
W |
Chapter 13 |
Carnot cycle and second law of thermodynamics |
No new slides |
FEB 12 |
F |
Chapter 13 |
Second law of thermodynamics |
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FEB 15 |
M |
Chapter 13 and 14 |
Second law of thermodynamics and entropy |
No new slides |
FEB 17 |
W |
Chapter 14 |
Entropy, reversible and irreversible processes |
No new slides |
FEB 19 |
F |
In-class test 2 |
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FEB 22 |
M |
Chapter 14 |
Entropy, reversible and irreversible processes |
No new slides |
FEB 24 |
W |
Chapter 14 |
Joule expansion and mixing |
No new slides |
FEB 26 |
F |
Chapter 14 |
Mixing and Maxwell's demon |
No new slides |
MAR 1 |
M |
Chapter 14 and 16 |
Mixing and thermodynamic potentials |
No new slides |
MAR 3 |
W |
Chapter 16 |
Maxwell's relations |
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MAR 5 |
F |
Chapter 16 |
Available energy and Maxwell's demon |
No new slides |
MAR 8 |
M |
No class |
Spring break |
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MAR 10 |
W |
No class |
Spring break |
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MAR 12 |
F |
No class |
Spring break |
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MAR 15 |
M |
Class rescheduled |
March meeting |
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MAR 17 |
W |
Class rescheduled |
March meeting |
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MAR 19 |
F |
In-class test 3 |
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MAR 22 |
M |
Chapter 18 |
Third law |
No new slides |
MAR 24 |
W |
Chapter 18 and 26 |
Third law, van der waals gas |
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MAR 26 |
F |
Chapter 26 |
Van der Waals equation |
No new slides |
MAR 29 |
M |
Chapter 26 |
Reduced form of van der Waals equation |
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MAR 31 |
W |
Chapter 26 |
Reduced form of vdW equation |
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APR 2 |
F |
Chapter 26 and 27 |
Maxwell construction, Joule expansion |
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APR 5 |
M |
Chapter 27 |
Joule expansion and Joule-Thomson expansion |
No new slides |
APR 7 |
W |
Chapter 27 |
Joule-Thomson expansion |
No new slides |
APR 9 |
F |
In-class test 4 |
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APR 12 |
M |
Chapter 28 |
Latent heat, chemical potential |
No new slides |
APR 14 |
W |
Chapter 28 |
Claussius-Clayperon equation |
No new slides |
APR 16 |
F |
Chapter 28 |
ALC quiz, student evaluations, orders of transitions |
No new slides |
APR 19 |
M |
Chapter 28 |
Gibbs phase rule, Latent heat, Metastability |
No new slides |
APR 21 |
W |
Metastability and brief review for finals |
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APR 29 |
R |
Final exam |
Cumulative, 7:30 am to 9:30 am |
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