UCSD Physics 140A : Statistical Physics I

LECTURES M/W/F : 11:00 am - 11:50 am RWAC 0121
PROBLEM SESSION
W : 6:00 pm - 7:50 pm
Peterson 103
INSTRUCTOR Daniel Arovas (email) Mayer Hall 5438
(858) 534-6323
Office hours Th : 10:30 am - 11:50 am Mayer Hall 5438
Staff assistant Susan Marshall (email) (858) 534-1082
TEACHING ASSISTANT Jyotsna Gidugu (email) Mayer Hall 5209
Office hours Tu: 5 pm - 7 pm / W: 12 pm - 2 pm Mayer Hall 2218
TEACHING ASSISTANT Deepak Aryal (email)
Office hours M: 1 pm - 3 pm / Th: 1 pm - 3 pm Mayer Hall 4671
Course texts
(not required; order from Amazon)
R. Pathria and P. Beale, Statistical Mechanics (4th edition, Academic Press)

F. Reif, Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics (Waveland Press)
Midterm exam F, Oct. 25 (in class)
RWAC 0121
Final exam review Su, Dec 8, 4 pm - 7 pm
RWAC 0121
Final exam Tu, Dec 10, 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
TBA
LECTURE NOTES / READING DESCRIPTION
ASSIGNMENTS / SOLUTIONS CANVAS

LATEST UPLOADS : HW #7 , HW #8



week 10 : ideal Bose gas



Final exam checklist: (i) two blue books, (ii) three 8.5" x 11" sheets of notes (double-sided OK), (iii) no cell phones or calculators



LINKS AND OTHER RESOURCES
Java simulations of statistical physics Astronomy Picture of the Day
History of statistical and thermal physics History of Mathematics Archive
Utah probability and statistics lab American Physical Society
Rice virtual lab in statistics American Institute of Physics
PhET Simulations How Stuff Works
Science Toys Physical Constants