Physics 3410

Thermal Physics

Spring 2009

Instructor Information

Name: Dr. Ofelia Traistaru

Office: MH 4008

Phone: 419-530-2319

Email: otraist@utnet.utoledo.edu

Office Hours: MW 1:00 – 3:00 pm, F 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. or by appointment

Class Meetings

Lecture Time: MWF 11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.

Lecture Room: MH 2002

Required Course Material (Textbook)

“Introduction to Thermal Physics” by David V. Schroeder, 2000, Addison Wesley Longman

ISBN: 0-201-38027-7

Website: http://astro1.panet.utoledo.edu/~otraist/phys3410.htm

Prerequisite

PHYS 3310 (Quantum Physics I)

Examinations

Midterm 1: Wednesday, February 11, 11:00 - 11:50 am

Midterm 2: Wednesday, March 25, 11:00 - 11:50 am

Final Exam: Friday, May 8, 10:15 am – 12:15 p.m.

Evaluation Method

Final grades will be determined in the following way:

Exam #1: 20 %

Exam #2: 20 %

Final Exam: 30 %

Homework: 30 %

Letter grades for the course are determined according to the scale below:

A 90 - 100 B+ 80 - 84 C+ 65 - 69 D 50 - 54 F 0 - 49

A- 85 - 89 B 75 - 79 C 60 - 64

B- 70 - 74 C- 55 - 59

Policies

Homework problems will be assigned weekly and are due on Mondays, at the beginning of the lecture. Late homework will not be accepted. Only one problem randomly selected will be graded for each homework assignment. Problems to be solved during examinations will be similar to those assigned as homework and those explained in class.

Midterm exams and Final will consist of a set of problems to be solved in class. Exams can only made up no later than one day after the scheduled date or in advance, upon showing a reasonable excuse. Final exam can be made up only in advance upon showing documented excuses. Examinations are open book type.

A grade IN (incomplete) will be given only to students unable to complete the course requirements due to exceptional circumstances such as prolonged severe sickness which is proved with official medical documents.

Tentative Schedule

January 12 - 23: Ch. 1 (Energy in Thermal Physics)

January 26 - February 6: Ch. 2 (The Second Law)

February 9 – 20: Ch. 3 (Interactions and Implications)

February 23 – 27: Ch 4 (Engines and Refrigerators)

March 1 – 20: Ch 5 (Free Energy and Chemical Thermodynamics)

March 23 – April 10: Ch. 6 (Boltzmann Statistics)

April 13 – April 30: Ch. 7 (Quantum Statistics)

Homework

HW #1: Ch. 1, Sect 1.2: Problems: 1.12, 1.14, 1.16, 1.18

1.3: 1.23

1.4: 1.28

HW #2: Ch. 1, Sect 1.5: Problems: 1.32, 1.34, 1.36, 1.38

1.6: 1.41, 1.47, 1.50

1.7: 1.56, 1.61, 1.63, 1.68

HW #3: Ch. 2, Sect 2.1: Problems: 2.1

2.2: 2.5

2.3: 2.9, 2.10

HW #4: Ch. 2, Sect 2.4: Problems: 2.13, 2.16, 2.18

2.5: 2.26

2.6: 2.28, 2.29, 2.32, 2.34

HW #5: Ch. 3, Sect 3.1: Problems: 3.1, 3.3, 3.5

3.2: 3.10, 3.14, 3.16

3.3: 3.20, 3.24

HW #6: Ch. 3, Sect 3.4: Problems: 3.31, 3.32

3.5: 3.35, 3.37

HW #7: Ch. 4, Sect 4.1: Problems: 4.1, 4.2

4.2: 4.10, 4.15

HW #8: Ch. 5, Sect 5.1: Problems: 5.1, 5.8, 5.11

5.2: 5.21, 5.22

HW #9: Ch. 5, Sect 5.3: Problems: 5.32, 5.35, 5.36

HW #10: Ch. 6, Sect 6.1: Problems: 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6, 6.12

6.2: 6.15, 6.16, 6.20, 6.23, 6.26

6.3: 6.31

HW #11: Ch. 6, Sect 6.4: Problems: 6.36, 6.38 6.41

6.6: 6.44

6.7: 6.48, 6.49, 6.52

HW #12: Ch. 7, Sect 7.1: Problems: 7.3

7.2: 7.8, 7.9, 7.10, 7.11, 7.13, 7.18

HW #13: Ch. 7, Sect 7.3: Problems: 7.19, 7.21, 7.22, 7.28

7.4: 7.42, 7.43 7.44, 7.51, 7.52

HW #14: Ch. 7, Sect 7.5: Problems: 7.58, 7.63

7.6: 7.66