Class Schedule
             
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week class day #   date chap pages topic
1 1 Tues 07-Jan 1 1 to 9 intro, probability
1 2 Thur 09-Jan     probability
2 3 Tues 14-Jan 2 10 to 27 Quantum Theory Concepts
2 4 Thur 16-Jan      
3 5 Tues 21-Jan 3.1 to 3.4 28 to 44 Information and Entropy
3 6 Thur 23-Jan      
4 7 Tues 28-Jan 3.5 to3.6 44 to 56 Equilibrium and Temperature
4 8 Thur 30-Jan      
5 9 Tues 04-Feb 4.1 to 4.2 57 to 64 Harmonic Oscillator, Rotor
5 10 Thur 06-Feb      
6 11 Tues 11-Feb 4.3 to 4.4 64 to 76 Spin in magnetic field
6 12 Thur 13-Feb     Exam: MidTerm 1
7 13 Tues 18-Feb 5.1 to 5.2 77 to 86 Thermodynamic Limit, homogeneity, stability
7 14 Thur 20-Feb      
8 15 Tues 25-Feb 5.3 to 5.4 87 to 102 Ensembles, Laws of Thermodynamics
8 16 Thur 27-Feb      
9 17 Tues 03-Mar 6.1 to 6.3 103 to 119 Perfect Gas, Fermi Gas
9 18 Thur 05-Mar      
10 19 Tues 10-Mar 6.4 to 6.7 119 to 135 Bose-Einstein Condensation, Photon Gas
10 20 Thur 12-Mar     internal dynamic, dilute solution
11   Tues 17-Mar Spring Break    
11   Thur 19-Mar Spring Break    
12 21 Tues 24-Mar     review
12 22 Thur 26-Mar     Exam: MidTerm 2
13 23 Tues 31-Mar 7.1 to 7.3 145 to 159 Processes, Work and Heat
13 24 Thur 02-Apr     cycles, reservoirs, potentials
14 25 Tues 07-Apr 7.4 to 7.5 159 to 181 equilibrium and stabilty
14 26 Thur 09-Apr     thermodynamic coefficients
15 27 Tues 14-Apr 8.1 to 8.3 182 to 199 Phase Transitions
15 28 Thur 16-Apr     Ising Model
16 29 Tues 21-Apr     review
16 30 Thur 23-Apr     review
             
17   Mon 27-Apr     Final Exam, UPL211, 7:30 to 9:30