Syllabus for Physics 351 - T&SM
Class meets TTh 1:30-2:45 in Martin 315

• Week 1: Jan 17, 19
  • Chapter 1: Zeroeth and First Law, T, Q, W, Ideal Gas and Thermo Processes
• Week 2: Jan 24, 26
  • ...Chapter 1 continued
• Week 3: Jan 31, Feb 2
  • Thursday: start lab 1, due Tuesday
  • Chapter 2: Second Law, Statistics and Entropy
• Week 4: Feb 7, 9
  • ...Chapter 2 continued
• Week 5: Feb 14, 16
  • Thursday: exam 1 handed out, due Tuesday
  • Chapter 3: Interactions (heat, mechanical, diffusive) and Implcations
• Week 6: Feb 21, 23
  • Thursday: start lab 2, due Tuesday
  • ...Chapter 3 continued
• Week 7: Feb 28, Mar 2
  • Chapter 4: Second Law: Engines and Refrigerators
• Spring Break
• Week 8: Mar 14, 16
• ... Chapter 4 continued
• Week 9: Mar 21, 23
  • Thursday:start lab 3, due Tuesday
  • Chapter 5: Free Energy, Phase Transformations
• Week 10: Mar 28, 30
  • Thursday: exam 2 handed out, due Tuesday
  • Chapter 6: Boltzmann Statistics: Partition Functions, Equipartition
• Week 11: Apr 4, 6
  • ...Chapter 6 continued
• Week 12: Apr 11, 13
  • Discuss final projects on Thursday
  • Chapter 7: Quantum Statistics: Bosons and Fermions
• Week 13: Apr 18, 20
  • ... Chapter 7 continued
• Week 14: Apr 25, 27
  • Catch-up and inal projects
• May 1-5: Exam Week: Self-scheduled Comprehensive Final

• Tasks will include weekly homework (assigned on Moodle), including computer assignments every 2-3 weeks, three labs, two take-home exams, a research paper, and a final.
• Homework will typically be assigned on Thursday and due on Thursday. This may vary a bit around labs and exams. 
• Once every 2-3 weeks, the homework will include a short computer-based problem which will require you to use whatever you are familiar with: Mathcad, Excel, Mathematica, Matlab, or any programming language.
• We will do three labs during the semester. These will be like any other 300-level lab, but write-ups will not need to be extensive. We will discuss details when they come up.
• The research project will come toward the end of the semester, and will consist of library research, choosing a topic, and a report on what you found.
• Office hours will be OPEN: feel free to drop by at any time or to make an appointment for any time.  You can view my schedule.

This website and Moodle will be used for homework assignments and solutions, exam hints and solutions, schedule changes and guidelines (such as those listed here), so that you can access them anytime.