Problem Sets

Problem Sets

PHY 418: Statistical Mechanics I
Prof. S. Teitel: stte@pas.rochester.edu ---- Spring 2021

Problem Sets

You must upload your solutions to the Blackboard system, using the link given in the Problem Set. You must collate your solutions into a single, multi-page, pdf file. Do not send multiple files, or jpg images. Please write you name clearly at the top of your work.

When writing up your homework solutions, please be sure to include sentences to explain clearly your steps. If you provide only the calculation but not the explanation of what you are doing, it becomes hard for the TA to understand what you have done, and to award partial credit, when you have made a mistake.

Solutions to the Problem Sets may be found, after the due date, on the Problem Sets page for the course on Blackboard.

Note that the different problem sets may be worth differing numbers of points. The Discussion Question of the week, due on Tuesday 5pm, is given at the top of each problem set page

Problem Set 1 due Thursday, February 11, by 5pm [25 points]
Problem Set 2 due Thursday, February 18, by 5pm [35 points]
Problem Set 3 due Thursday, February 25, by 5pm [35 points]
Problem Set 4 due Thursday, March 4, by 5pm [35 points]
Problem Set 5 due Thursday, March 11, by 5pm [35 points]
Problem Set 6 due Thursday, March 18, by 5pm [40 points]
Problem Set 7 due Thursday, April 1, by 5pm [45 points]
Problem Set 8 due Thursday, April 8, by 5pm [35 points]
Problem Set 9 due Thursday, April 15, by 5pm [45 points]
Problem Set 10 due Thursday, April 22, by 5pm [40 points]
Problem Set 11 due Thursday, April 29, by 5pm [45 points]
Problem Set 12 due Thursday, May 6, by 5pm [30 points]