Physics 325: Thermal Physics (last updated on 10/6/08)
Hour Exam#1 is scheduled on 10/10(F).
Quiz#21 on 10/8(W) will be on HW#5.6.5 in Sec.5.6.2 of the text.
Reading assignment for 10/8(W): Sec.7.2 of the text.
Homework set#5 is due at 5 p.m. on 10/1(W).
Course syllabus
A copy of the course syllabus for Fall 08 in pdf (posted on 8/16/08)
Table of contents for the textbook for Fall 06
A copy of the table of contents for textbook for Fall 06 (posted on 4/15/07)
The textbook: "Thermal Physics - a contemporary perspective" by H. Matsuoka
Appendix#1: "Review of basic math skills and tools - Part 1" in pdf (posted on 8/16/08)
Math-skill Self-test in pdf (posted on 8/16/08)
Appendix#2: "Review of basic physics skills" in pdf (posted on 8/16/08)
Physics-skill Self-test in pdf (posted on 8/16/08)
Appendix#3: "The pressure in the earth's atmosphere" in pdf (posted on 9/10/08)
Appendix#4: "Review of basic math skills and tools - Part 2" in pdf (posted on 9/10/08)
Appendix#5: "Partial derivatives" in pdf (posted on 9/17/08)
Ch.1 through Ch.3 of the text in pdf (revised on 8/26/08)
Sec.4.1(ver.2) of the text in pdf (revised on 9/1/08)
Sec.4.2 and 4.3 (ver.3) of the text in pdf (revised on 9/8/08)
Sec.5.1 through 5.3 of the text in pdf (posted on 9/6/08)
Sec.5.4 of the text in pdf (posted on 9/6/08)
Sec.5.5.1 of the text in pdf (posted on 9/10/08)
Sec.5.5.2 (ver.2) of the text in pdf (revised on 9/11/08)
Sec.5.5.3 (Part 1) of the text in pdf (posted on 9/12/08)
Sec.5.5.3 (Part 2) (ver.2) of the text in pdf (revised on 9/22/08)
Sec.5.6.1 (ver.2) of the text in pdf (revised on 9/22/08)
Sec.5.6.2 through Sec.5.6.4 (ver.2) of the text in pdf (revised on 9/26/08)
Sec.5.6.5 and Sec.5.6.6 of (ver.5) the text in pdf (revised on 10/6/08)
Ch.6 of the text in pdf (posted on 9/26/08)
Sec.7.1 (ver.2) of the text in pdf (revised on 10/6/08)
Sec.7.2 (ver.2) of the text in pdf (revised on 10/6/08)
Sec.7.3 of the text in pdf (posted on 10/6/08)
Homework problems
Homework set#1 (due at 3 p.m. on 8/27 (W)) in pdf (revised on 8/26/08)
Homework set#2 (due at 3 p.m. on 9/8 (M)) in pdf (revised on 9/3/08)
Homework set#3 (due at 3 p.m. on 9/17 (W)) in pdf (revised on 9/10/08)
Homework set#4 (due at 3 p.m. on 9/24 (W)) in pdf (revised on 9/16/08)
Homework set#5 (due at 3 p.m. on 10/1 (W)) in pdf (revised on 9/24/08)
Solutions for Homework problems
Solutions for the homework set#1 in pdf (posted on 9/3/08)
Solutions for the homework set#2 in pdf (posted on 9/22/08)
Solutions for the homework set#3 in pdf (posted on 9/22/08)
Solutions for the homework set#4 in pdf (posted on 9/29/08)
Solutions for the homework set#5 in pdf (posted on 10/6/08)