| Winter 2022 Instructor: Matt Graham (web) Email: graham --AT-- physics.oregonstate.edu Office Hours: Th 2:30-3:30, F 12-1, come in-person or Zoom (passcode 000) Phone: 514.737.4386 |
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03/16/22- Thanks for all your excellent contributions this term!
| Resources | Items Covered | Reading (recommended) | Problem Sets | Optional Resources or Video Supplements | |
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| 1 | [removed, available upon request] |
Definitions and ideal gases, Thermodynamic Laws, Carnot Cycles,
Entropy, Irreversible processes |
Chap 1 (Jansen), OR Schroeder 1.1 to 1.5, 4.1 to 4.4 |
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| 2 | Free energies, Thermodynamic and Chemical Potentials, Legendre Transforms, Maxwell's Relations, Thermodynamic Response Functions |
Chap 2.1-2.5, OR Sethna 5.1-3 Free energies |
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| 3 | Thermodynamic and Mechanical Stability, Thermodynamics of Elastic and Magnetic Materials [quiz on F] |
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| 4 | M: Thermodynamics of Magnetic Materials, Non-ideal gas behavior,
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| 5 | M: phase equilbrium/transitions and thermo review W: Thermo Term Test Wed Feb. 2 F: Most Probable Distribution Method, Canonical Ensemble |
Chap 1 (Jansen-SM) Sethna: Ch 3, 5 McQuarrie Ch #2 |
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| 6 | Thermodynamic Observables, Calculating (canonical) partition functions, 2D Lattice | Sethna: Chap 6, Chap 2 (Jansen) the 4-Ensemble: cheat sheet |
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| 7 | Classical vs. Quantum gas, 2D Adsorption, Classical vs. Quantum Harmonic Oscillator | Sethna: Chap |
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| 8 | Maxwell-Boltzmann Speed Distribution, Grand canonical ensemble, fluctuations | ||||
| 9 | Critical opalesence, Solid state statistical mechanics, Ising model preview, Semiconductor stat mech/doping, fermion statistics |
Sethna: Chap 6, 7 | |||
| 10 | Bose-Einstein Statistic, Fermi Dirac Statistics, Fermi integrals and blackbody radiation Interactive Review Session for Exam (Friday) |
Sethna: Chap 7 | |||
| Final Exam MONDAY March 14 in 328 at 18:00 | |||||
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