Physics 622 -- Statistical Physics II -- Winter, 2008

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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
Fridays - 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. Yezhe Pei; 4134 PRB; pei.10@osu.edu; 247-7820 (office phone)

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General Information about Physics 622

Course title:: Statistical Physics II
Text:: Concepts in Thermal Physics, by Blundell and Blundell (Oxford University Press 2006, ISBN 978-0-19-856770-1)
Errata for textbook
Topics to be covered:
Partition Function, continued Chemical Potential, Grand Partition Function and Gibbs free energy Photons and phonons Relativistic gases Real gases (or at least less unreal) Phase transitions Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac distributions Quantum gases and condensates Brownian Motion Stars and compact objects
Meeting Schedule:: Three days each week at 9:30 am (MWF) in Smith 3094; One day most weeks at 9:30am (R) in Smith 1094
0th order Grade Weighting:: Homework [20%]; Matlab sessions in 1094 [5%]; Evening exams [3 x 25%]
1st order corrections to Grade Weighting:: Matlab programs that can be posted on web site; 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 Friday. Turn in to students at Physics Department front desk.
Late homework will be accepted through Monday, 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 Jan 11) --- 20.1, 20.5, 20.6, 21.1, 21.4, chapter problems last hw1 problem hw1 sols 1 hw1 sols 2
Hwk #2 (due Jan 18) --- 22.1, 22.3, 22.5, 22.6 (double) hw2 solutions
Hwk #3 (due Jan 25) --- 23.3, 23.5, 23.6, 24.4, 24.5, 24.6 hw3 solutions
Hwk #4 (due Feb 1) --- 25.1, 25.2, 25.3 hw4 solutions
Hwk #5 (due Feb 8) --- 29.2, 29.3, 29.5, 29.6 hw5 solutions
Hwk #6 (due Feb 15) --- 30.1, 30.2, 30.2, 30.3, 30.4, 30.5, 30.6 hw6 solutions hw6 last prob
Hwk #7 (due Feb 25) --- 26.1, 26.4, 26.5, 26.6 hw7 solutions
Hwk #8 (due Feb 29) --- 35.2, 35.5, 35.6, 36.2, 36.3, 36.5 hw8 solutions