PHYS 317 - Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics

Instructor: Katharina Vollmayr-Lee, kvollmay@bucknell.edu, Olin 152, x7-3109

Office Hours: MF 3-4, TR 10-11, and by appointment (my schedule)

Text: Daniel V. Schroeder, An Introduction to Thermal Physics , Schroeder's Physics Software

Course Information

In-Class Slides

Aug. 21, Aug. 23, Aug. 28, Aug. 30, Sep. 6, Sep. 15 (Summary, Formulae & Jeopardy for Exam 1), Fall 2016: Exam 1,
Sep. 22, Sep. 25 (Paramagnet),
ΔH, ΔG, S Table
Oct.13, water phase diagram, J.M. H. (Anneke) Levelt Sengers, Images for Diblock Copolymer Phase Diagram, Nobel Prize in Physics 2016
Fall 2016: Exam 2 (without solution), (with solution), Oct.20 (summary & jeopardy),
Nov. 1 , Avila et al. 2016 and S. McMahon 2015 (Comp. Proj.) , Fiege et al., PRE 88, 022138 (2013) ,
Nov. 3 , Callen Sect. 16.1 , Summary of Callen Sect. 16.1 ,
Nov.13,
Formulae for Exam 3, Nov.17, Fall 2016: Exam 3 (without solution), (with solution),
Formulae for Final, Dec. 4 (Summary & Jeopardy), Fall 2016: Final (without solution), (with solution),

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Assignments

DueTopicReadHomeworkSol.
Aug. 23Ideal Gas & Equip. Thm § 1.1-1.3 1.1, 1.11, 1.16 Hint: Air N2 HW 1
Aug. 25Heat and Work § 1.4-1.5 1.21, 1.23, 1.25 HW 2
Aug. 28Heat Capacities § 1.6 1.27, 1.34, 1.36 HW 3
Aug. 30Rates § 1.7 1.41, 1.49, 1.50 HW 4
Sept. 1Multiplicity § 2.1 & 2.2 1.60, 1.67, 1.70 HW 5
Sept. 4Interacting Systems § 2.3 2.3a-f, 2.4, 2.5b,c,f,g, 2.7 HW 6
Sept. 6Large Systems I § 2.4 2.10 & 2.11 HW 7
Sept. 8Large Systems II § 2.4 2.17, 2.18, 2.19 HW 8
Sept. 11Ideal Gas § 2.5 2.24 (10P) HW 9
Sept. 13Entropy § 2.6 2.26, 2.27 HW 10
Sept. 15Review review, no new reading 2.31, 2.34, 2.37 HW 11
Sept. 20Temperature § 3.1 none Exam 1
Sept. 22Entropy & Heat § 3.2 3.1, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 HW 12
Sept. 25Paramagnet § 3.3 3.8, 3.10, 3.14 HW 13
Sept. 27Mech. Equilibrium § 3.4 3.23, 3.25a-c, 3.25d,e HW 14
Sept. 29Equilibrium & μ § 3.5 & 3.6 3.31, 3.34a-d, 3.34 e-g (due Oct.2) HW 15
Oct. 2Heat Engine and Refridgerator § 4.1 & 4.2 3.35, 3.36 HW 16
Oct. 4Free Energy § 5.1 up to page 155 4.1, 4.5, 4.18 HW 17
Oct. 6Thermodynamic Identities finish § 5.1 5.5, 5.6 HW 18
Oct. 11Equilibrium and G § 5.2 due 12th:5.12, 5.14a-c, 5.14d-g HW 19
Oct. 13Phase Transitions § 5.3 up to page 175 5.22, 5.23ab, 5.23cd HW 20
Oct. 16van der Waals finish § 5.3 5.31, 5.32ab, 5.47a HW 21
Oct. 18Mixtures § 5.4 up to page 195 5.48, 5.51, 5.52 HW 22
Oct. 20Review none due 21: 5.60, 5.65 HW 23
Oct. 25Boltzmann Factor § 6.1 none Exam 2
Oct. 27Average Values § 6.2 6.5 , 6.9a,b & 6.9c HW 24
Oct. 30Equipartition Theorem § 6.3 6.16, 6.17, problem A HW 25
Nov. 1Maxwell Distribution § 6.4 Nov.1: 6.26, 6.31, Nov.3: 6.32a,b HW 26
Nov. 3F and Composite Systems § 6.5 & 6.6 6.32ab,6.35, 6.37, 6.41 HW 27
Nov. 6Ideal Gas § 6.7 6.42, 6.43, 6.44 HW 28
Nov. 8Ising Model § 8.2 up to page 345 due Nov.10: 6.45, 6.50, 6.52 HW 29
Nov. 10Gibbs Factor § 7.1 8.18, 8.20, due Nov. 13: 8.22 HW 30
Nov. 13Bosons & Fermions § 7.2 8.22, due Nov. 15: 7.2, 7.6 HW 31
Nov. 15Degenerate Fermi Gas § 7.3 through page 278 7.2, 7.6, 7.8, due Nov.17: 7.18 HW 32
Nov. 17Review review, no new reading 7.18, 7.20, due: Tue,Nov.29: 7.22 HW 33
Nov. 29Black Body Radiat. I § 7.4 through p. 296 due 10pm: 7.22, 7.23b-d, 7.23e-g Ex3 & HW 34
Dec. 1Bose-Einstein Condensation Scan: § 7.4 Read: § 7.6 7.39, 7.44 HW 35
Dec. 4Review review material 7.67, 7.72 HW 36 & Final

Syllabus

Dates Topics Reading
Aug 21 - 30 Intro & Energy Ch 1
Sept 1 - 15 Entropy Ch 2
Mo, Sept 18 Exam 1
Sept 20 - 29 Temperature/Interactions Ch 3
Oct 2 Engines & Refridgerator § 4.1 & 4.2
Oct 4 - 11 Free Energy § 5.1, 5.2
Oct 13 - 20 Phase Transitions § 5.3 , 5.4
Mo, Oct 23 Exam 2
Oct 25 - Nov 6 Boltzmann Statistics Ch 6
Nov 8 Ising Model § 8.2
Nov 10 - 17 Quantum Statistics: Bosons & Fermions § 7.1 - 7.3
Mo, Nov 27 Exam 3
Nov 29 Black Body Radiation § 7.4
Dec 1 & 4 BE Condens. § 7.6
Dec 12,3:30-6:30pm Final Exam