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Spring 2023 – Tentative Class Schedule
(Topics may be updated for changes during the semester, assignments and tests definitely will be.)

Date 
 Subject Kennett Notes Deadlines
Jan 23 
 Introduction; Thermodynamics I: Basic laws B1    
25 
 Thermodynamics II: Thermodynamic potentials B2    
27 
 Thermodynamics III: Response functions B3   HW#0 due
30 
 Thermodynamics IV: Examples, phase transitions B4    
Feb 01 
 Overview of probability theory 1.1-1.2  

HW#1 due
03 
 Overview of probability theory 1.1-1.2    
06 
 Microstates and macrostates 1.3-1.4    
08 
 Microstates and macrostates 1.3-1.4   HW#2 due
10 
 Liouville's theorem Ch. 3    
13 
 The microcanonical ensemble Ch. 2    
15 
 The microcanonical ensemble Ch. 2  

 
17 
 The canonical ensemble I 4.1-4.2   HW#3 due
20 
 The canonical ensemble II 4.3, 4.7    
22 
  [ Test 1 ]      
24 
 The canonical ensemble III 4.4    
27 
 The canonical ensemble IV 4.5    
Mar 01 
 The canonical ensemble V 4.6  

HW#4 due
03 
 Kinetic theory I 5.1-5.2    
06 
 Kinetic theory II 5.3    
08 
 Grand canonical ensemble I 6.1-6.2    
10 
 Grand canonical ensemble II 6.3   HW#5 due
13 
 Spring Break      
15 
 Spring Break    

 
17 
 Spring Break      
20 
 Quantum statistical mechanics I: Mixed states 7.1-7.2    
22 
 Quantum statistical mechanics II: Many quantum particles 7.3    
24 
 Quantum statistical mechanics III: Density of states 7.4    
27 
 Quantum monatomic ideal gas L15    
29 
 Quantum monatomic ideal gas L15  

HW#6 due
31 
 Fermions: T = 0, Fermi energy and temperature    
Apr 03 
  [ Test 2 ] 8.1    
05 
 Fermions: Finite-temperature thermodynamics 8.2    
07 
 Good Friday      
10 
 Bosons: The photon gas 9.1    
12 
 Bosons: Cold boson gases 9.2-9.3  

 
14 
 Bosons: Phonons and magnons

9.4

    
17 
 Phase transitions: Mean-field ferromagnetism 10.1-10.3    
19 
 Phase transitions: Ising model 10.4-10.5    
21 
 Phase transitions: Landau theory 10.6-10.7    
24 
       HW#7 due
26 
        
28 
  [ Test 3 ]      
May 01 
        
03 
        
05 
        
May 12 
 Friday, 8:00 – 11:00 AM, Final Exam: Term Project Presentations

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