PHYSICS 140A, FALL 2010


VERY TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE

Week starting Topics (Chapters in Schroeder) Tests
1: Sept. 27 First law (1)
2: Oct. 4 Second law (2)
3: Oct. 11 Interactions (2, 3) Midterm 1: Fri Oct. 15th
4: Oct. 18 Chemical potential (3)
5: Oct. 25 Heat engines (4)
6: Nov. 1 Free energy (5)
7: Nov. 8 Boltzmann statistics (6) Midterm 2: Mon Nov. 8th
8: Nov. 15 Kinetic theory (6)
9: Nov. 22 Quantum gases (7)
10: Nov. 29 Review (1-7) Midterm 3: Mon Nov. 29th
10: Dec. 6 Finals week Final: tba