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PHY 418: Statistical Mechanics I
Prof. S. Teitel: stte@pas.rochester.edu ---- Spring 2025

Course Instructors

The instructor for this course is Prof. Stephen Teitel. Prof. Teitel has been at the University of Rochester for over 30 years. He is a condensed matter theoriest who uses large scale numerical simulations to study phase transitions in different physical systems. His recent work has been on the flow and jamming of granular materials.
Contact: You can contact Prof. Teitel at stte@pas.rochester.edu
Prof. Teitel's office is in BL 455B.
Office Hour: Prof. Teitel's office hour is Mondays 2:30-3:30pm in BL 455B. Please feel free to contact Prof. Teitel by email if you would like to arrange a different time to chat.

We will have two Teaching Assistants for the course this smester. The TAs will be grading your homework assignments.

Sean Kelty is an 8th year graduate student in the Department working with Prof. Ghoshal in the area of Complex Systems.
Contact: You can contact Sean at skelty@ur.rochester.edu
Sean's office is in BL 472.
Office Hour: Sean is also available for discussions and help with the course. His office hour is Tuesdays 2:00 - 3:00pm in BL 472. If this time is not convenient, please feel free to contact Sean by email to arrange another time to discuss.

Zihao (Ziggy) Lin is a 2nd year graduate student in the Department working with Prof. McFarland in the area of Experimental High Energy Physics.
Contact:You can contact Ziggy at zlin22@ur.rochester.edu
Ziggy's office is in BL 260.
Office Hour: Ziggy is also available for discussions and help with the course. His office hour is Wednesday 2:00 - 3:00pm in BL 260. If this time is not convenient, please feel free to contact Ziggy by email to arrange another time to discuss.