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PHY 418: Statistical Mechanics I
The Endterm Exam has been graded, and you may see your grade on Blackboard. The exam and its solution, and a histogram of exam grades, are posted on the Problem Sets page. Exams will be returned to your physics department mailbox on Monday. If you have any quesionts about how you were graded, please see me as soon as possible. Final course grades have been submitted to the registrar. I hope you enjoyed the course. Have a nice summer!
Solutions to Problem Set 10 are now posted on the Problems Sets page. Problem Set 9 has been graded, and you can see your grade on Blackboard. The TA reports that many students had trouble with problems 1 and 3, so make sure you read the posted solutions and understand whatever mistakes you made. The Endterm Exam is this Thursday, May 7, from 12:30 - 2:30pm in BL 269. The exam will have three questions: one question on chemical equilibrium, one question on degenerate fermi gases, and one question on Bose-Einstein condensation. If you have any questions and would like to meet before the Endterm Exam, please email me and we will set a time to chat, either in person or on zoom. Good luck on the exam!
Problem Set 10, due Friday May 1, is now posted on the Problem Sets page. Solutions to Problem Set 9 are posted on the Problem Sets page. Remember to please take a few moments to complete the Course Evaluation, available on Black Board. Your feedback is appreciated!
Solutions to Problem Set 8 are now posted on the Problem Sets page.
Problem Set 9, due Sunday April 26, is now posted on the Problem Sets page. Remember, there will be a make-up lecture this week on Friday, April 24, 9:00-10:15am in BL 109. The online Course Evaluation will become available on Friday, April 24, and continue until Monday, May 4. Please take a few moments to complete this evaluation. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!
Problem Set 8, due Sunday April 19, is now posted on the Problem Sets page. Solutions to Problem Set 7 are posted on the Problem Sets page. Today, Monday, April 13, I will not be available for my usual office hour 3-4pm. If you would like to meet, please email me and we will arrange another time to meet, either in person or on zoom.
Problem Set 7, due Sunday April 12, is now posted on the Problem Sets page. Solutions to Problem Set 6 are posted on the Problem Sets page. Remember, lecture tomorrow, Wednesday April 8, is cancelled.
Problem Set 6, due Sunday April 5, is now posted on the Problem Sets page. Solutions to Problem Set 5 are posted on the Problem Sets page. The Midterm Exam has been graded, and you may see a histogram of the grades at the bottom of the Problem Sets page. Next Monday, April 6, I will not be available for my usual office hour 3-4pm. If you would like to meet, please email me and we will arrange another time to meet, either in person or on zoom.
The Midterm Exam and its Solution is now posted on the Problem Sets page.
Solutions to Problem Set 4 are posted on the Problem Sets page. The Midterm Exam will take place on Monday, March 23, from 9:30 - 11:40 am in BL 208. For those who want to start early, Problem Set 5, due Sunday March 29, is posted on the Problem Sets page.
Problem Set 4, due Sunday March 15 (the last day of spring break), is now posted on the Problem Sets page. Solutions to Problem Set 3 are posted on the Problem Sets page. The Midterm Exam will take place on Monday, March 23, from 9:30 - 11:40 am in BL 208.
Problem Set 3, due Sunday March 1, is now posted on the Problem Sets page. Solutions to Problem Set 2 are posted on the Problem Sets page.
Solutions to Problem Set 1 are now posted on the Problem Sets page. Pay particular attention to the solution to problem #2 since there are many subtleties to this problem beyond the naive answer!
Problem Set 2, due Sunday February 22, is now posted on the Problem Sets page.
The due date for Problem Set 1 has been delayed by one week, so it is now due Sunday, February 15. Because of the additional time you will have to work on it, I have also added two new problems to the assignment.
Problem Set 1, due Sunday February 8, is now posted on the Problem Sets page. We will cover the material needed to do this set next week. Nimmy has set her office hour as Thursdays, 2-3pm in BL 257. Prof. Teitel's office hour is Mondays, 3-4pm. Because of this week's snow day, and another lecture in the spring that I will have to cancel, two make-up lecture days have been added to the calendar. These will be on Fridays, April 17 and 24, from 9:00-10:15am in BL 109. Since this is the time period of the Graduate Research Seminar, you should all have that time free.
Solutions to Problem Set 0 are posted on the Problem Sets page. These solutions contain several interesting examples beyond the immediate scope of the problem set, so please read these notes carefully! These notes also appear as Notes 0 on the Notes page. A video recording containing the simulations we did in the first lecture, and a video discussion of the solution to Problem Set 0, are now posted on the Videos page.
Welcome to PHY 418, Statistical Mechanics I. This Home Page is the place to find announcements related to the course. This website has all the information you need to take and do well in the course. If it is on this website, you are responsible for knowing it! Please start the course by going to the Course Overview and Introduction where you can read about the structure of this website. The Communications page has information about all the methods we will use to keep in touch with each other. Note, to access several features of this website, such as viewing lecture videos, emailing classmates, uploading homework, and viewing your grades, you must first login the the University's Blackboard system using your UR Active Directory password. Once logged into Blackboard, you can go to the course's Blackboard Home Page.
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