Text: University Physics by Crummett and Western
(and excerpts from Chs 2 and 6 of Thermal Physics by Schroeder)
Meets in BL-114 (This room is often
quite chilly) MWF 7th and 8th periods
(We will meet 25 of the possible 30 2-hour periods during
the quarter.)
Schedule of days and topics
| Day | Date | Chapters / Topics | HW due (Quiz is given on the day after HW is due) |
| Thurs | 08/30 | Ch 11 | Ch 11 1, 3, 5 |
| Mon | 09/03 | Ch 11 | Ch 11 13, 15, 33 |
| Tues | 09/04 | Chs 11,12 | Ch 11 36, 42, 50 |
| Thurs | 09/06 | Ch 12 | Ch 11 51, 53, Ch 12 1, 3 |
| Mon | 09/10 | Experiment on Rotation and Conservation of Ang. Momentum | Ch 12 5, 11, 33 |
| Tues | 09/11 | Ch 12, Ch 13 | Ch 12 41, 47, 50 |
| Thurs | 09/13 | Chs 13 | Ch 13 1, 13, 17 |
| Mon | 09/17 | Exam 1 | |
| Tues | 09/18 | Ch 16 | |
| Thurs | 09/20 | Ch 16 | Ch 16 1, 16, 22, 25 |
| Mon | 09/24 | Ch 18 | Ch 16 37, 41, 51 |
| Tues | 09/25 | Ch 18 | Ch 18 1, 10, 13, 27 |
| Thurs | 09/27 | Chs 18,19 | Ch 18 33, 41, 47 |
| Mon | 10/01 | Ch 19 | Ch19 1, 7, 29 |
| Tues | 10/02 | Ch 19 | Ch 19 11, 13, 23 |
| Thurs | 10/04 | Exam 2 | |
| Mon | 10/08 | No class | |
| Tues | 10/09 | No class (Th, Fri this week we are on break) | |
| Mon | 10/15 | Ch 20 | |
| Tues | 10/16 | Ch 20 | Ch 20 1,5,11,15 |
| Thurs | 10/18 | Ch 21 | Ch 20 46, 53 Ch 21 1, 5, 7 |
| Mon | 10/22 | Ch 21 | Ch 21 12, 13, 19, 23 |
| Tues | 10/23 | Statistical thermodynamics | Schr 2.1 |
| Thurs | 10/25 | Statistical thermodynamics | Schr 2.2, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 |
| Mon | 10/29 | Boltzmann factor | Schr 2.8, 2.10, 2.13, 2.15, 2.17 |
| Tues | 10/30 | Statistical thermodynamics | Schr 6.1, 6.6, water vp, B Engine |
| Thurs | 11/1 | Exam 3 | |
| Mon | 11/5 | Evaluation poll . [No class on Tues 11/06 and Thurs 11/08] |