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) |
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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 | |
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 |