PHYSICS 831 : GRADUATE LEVEL STATISTICAL MECHANICS

Instructor: Scott Pratt
prattsc@msu.edu
BPS Bldg., #4208A
(517) 884-5516
Lecture:
Mon./Wed./Fri. 12:40-1:30 AM
#119 Farrall Hall (Agricultural Engr. Bldg.)
Office Hours:
Come on up any time to #4208A BPS

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TEXT BOOK:
Kerson Huang, Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, second edition, Wiley (1987). ISBN: 0-471-81518-7
LECTURE NOTES:
Posted lecture notes are not meant to be a replacement for textbook.
Beware!!! These are living documents and will change without notice.
GRADING WEIGHTS:
Homework (due nearly every Friday at the beginning of class): 20%
Numerous (nearly every week) Friday quizzes: 40%
Final Exam (subject exam): 40%
CALENDAR
There will be no class on Sep. 1 (labor day).
Quizzes will be held every Friday, except Nov. 28 (day after Thanksgiving), unless otherwise announced.
The date for the final subject exam has not yet been determined.
The 1-2 weeks will be devoted to preparing for the subject exam.
HOMEWORK
All homework can be found on-line at the end of the chapters in the lecture notes. Problems are likely to be moved from one set to another as semester progress -- so be careful about working ahead.
Set 1, due Fri. Sep. 5
    Chapter 1 (1-8)
Set 2, due Fri. Sep. 12
    Chapter 2 (1-9)
Set 3, due Fri. Sep. 19
    Chapter 2 (10-13) 
Set 4, due Fri. Sep. 26
    Chapter 3 (1-2) 
Set 5, due Fri. Oct. 3
    Chapter 4 (1-3) 
Set 6, due Fri. Oct. 10
    Chapter 4 (4-6) 
Set 7, due Fri. Oct. 17
    Chapter 4 (7-12) 
Set 8, due Fri. Oct. 24
    Chapter 5 (1-5)
Set 9, due Fri. Oct. 31
    Chapter 5 (6-7) 
Set 10, due Fri. Nov. 7
    Chapter 6 (1-5)
Set 11, due Fri. Nov. 14
    Chapter 7 (1-4)
Set 12, due Mon. Nov. 21
    Chapter 7 (5-7)
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OLD SUBJECT EXAMS
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PRACTICE FOR SUBJECT EXAM
Note: Material from Chapters 4.4-4.10, 6.1 and 6.4-6.5 will not be covered on Subject Exam
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