Physics 621 -- Statistical Physics I -- Autumn, 2007

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Instructor:: Prof. Robert Perry; M2056 PRB; perry@mps.ohio-state.edu; 397-1031 (work cell phone), 846-0361 (home)

Prof. Perry's Office Hours
Wednesdays - several hours from noon to 4:30 depending on meetings
ask for time any day at lecture or
email perry.6@osu.edu for appointment or
just stop by my office (this is hit or miss)
Grader:: Mr. Mehul Dixit; 3024 PRB; dixit@physics.ohio-state.edu; 247-7888 (office phone)

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General Information about Physics 621

Course title:: Statistical Physics I
Text:: Thermal Physics, by Daniel V. Schroeder (Addison Wesley 2000, ISBN 0-201-38027-7)
Topics to be covered:
First Law: Conservation of energy, thermal equilibrium and temperature Second Law: Entropy, heat and the direction of time The Ideal Gas, the Einstein Solid and other simple many-body models Interactions and Universality Engines and Refrigerators Free Energy and Chemical Thermodynamics (several topics in book skipped) Boltzman and Statistical Mechanics (here it finally makes sense)
Meeting Schedule:: Four days each week at 9:30 am (MWRF) in Smith 3094
0th order Grade Weighting:: Homework [20%]; In-class exams [3 x 15%]; Final [35%]
1st order corrections to Grade Weighting:: Correcting homeworks and tests; Using my office hours; Suggesting interesting links or material for the class webpage
Please report any possible incidents of cheating
OSU Code of Student Conduct
Suggestions for Preserving Academic Integrity
Committee on Academic Misconduct

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Problem Sets

Homework is due by 4:30 pm Wednesday. Turn in to students at Physics Department front desk.
Late homework will be accepted through Friday morning, but you lose 25%.
Graded homework returned in class the next week and solutions posted here.
Corrected homework due for partial credit one week after graded homework is returned.

Hwk #1 (due Sept 26) --- 1.7 (15pts), 1.11 (10), 1.12 (10), 1.16 (15) HW 1 Solutions
Hwk #2 (due Oct 3) --- 1.22 (20pts), 1.25 (5), 1.28 (10), 1.34 (15), 1.38 (5), 1.46 (20) HW 2 Solutions
Hwk #3 (due Oct 10) --- 2.2 (5pts), 2.4 (10), 2.6 (5), 2.8 (20), 2.16 (5), 2.17 (10), 2.19 (10) HW 3 Solutions
Hwk #4 (due Oct 17) --- 2.22 (10), 2.23 (10), 2.24 (10), 2.25 (20), 2.29 (10) HW 4 Solutions
Hwk #5 (due Oct 24) --- 2.26 (10), 2.34 (10), 2.42 (10), 3.1 (5), 3.5 (10), 3.6 (10) HW 5 Solutions
Hwk #6 (due Nov 2 - note date) --- 3.8 (10), 3.10 (10), 3.16 (10), 3.19 (5), 3.23 (5), 3.25 (10), 3.32 (10) HW 6 Solutions
Hwk #7 (due Nov 9 - Fri) --- 4.3, 4.5, 4.6 (15), 4.14, 4.18, 4.35 (15) HW 7 Solutions
Hwk #8 (due Nov 21) --- 5.1, 5.5, 5.14 (20), 5.20, 5.27 HW 8 Solutions
Hwk #9 (due Nov 28) --- 6.5 (5 pts), 6.6 (5), 6.9, 6.12 (5), 6.19, 6.20 (20) HW 9 Solutions