| Week | Dates | Topics | Chapters | Homework |
Due |
| 1 | Mon 1/9 - Fri 1/13 | Probability. Thermodynamic Concepts | 1, 2 | Set 1 |
Wed 1/18 |
| Monday, Jan 16 | No class (Martin Luther King Day) | ||||
| 2 | Wed 1/18 - Fri 1/20 | Boltzmann Distribution. Free Energy | 3 | Set 2 |
Wed 1/25 |
| 3 | Mon 1/23 - Fri 1/27 | Cavity Radiation. Phonons | 4 | Set 3 |
Wed 2/1 |
| 4 | Mon 1/30 - Fri 2/3 | Chemical Potential | 5 | Set 4 |
Wed 2/8 |
| 5 | Mon 2/6 - Fri 2/10 | Review | 1-5 | Set 5 |
Wed 2/15 |
| Friday, Feb 10 | First Midterm Exam | Covers Weeks 1-5 | |||
| 6 | Mon 2/13 - Fri 2/17 | Ideal Gas | 6 | Set 6 |
Wed 2/22 |
| 7 | Mon 2/20 - Fri 2/24 | Fermi and Bose Gases | 7 | Set 7 |
Wed 3/1 |
| 8 | Mon 2/27 - Fri 3/3 | Heat and Work | 8 | Set 8 |
Wed 3/15 |
| Mon 3/6 - Fri 3/10 | No classes (Spring Break) | ||||
| 9 | Mon 3/13 - Fri 3/17 | Review | 6-8 | Set 9 |
Wed 3/22 |
| Friday, Mar 17 | Second Midterm Exam | Covers Weeks 5-9 | |||
| 10 | Mon 3/20 - Fri 3/24 | Gibbs Energy and Reactions | 9 | Set 10 |
Wed 3/29 |
| 11 | Mon 3/27 - Fri 3/31 | Phase Transformations | 10 | Set 11 |
Wed 4/5 |
| 12 | Mon 4/3 - Fri 4/7 | Semiconductors | 13 | Set 12 |
Wed 4/12 |
| 13 | Mon 4/10 - Fri 4/14 | Review | 9, 10, 13 | Set 13 |
Wed 4/19 |
| Friday, Apr 14 | Third Midterm Exam | Covers Weeks 10-13 | |||
| 14 | Mon 4/17 - Fri 4/21 | Kinetic Theory | 14 | Set 14 |
Wed 4/26 |
| 15 | Mon 4/24 - Fri 4/28 | Review | 1-10, 13, 14 | ||
| Wed, May 3 | Final Exam, 5:45 - 7:45pm, BPS 1415 |
Covers Entire Course | |
Last revised: April 25, 2017.