Physics 140A/B : Lectures and Reading

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1
10/02 @ 11:00
(20 pages pdf)
1
1,2
3

APPROACH TO EQUILIBRIUM
09/14 @ 13:30
(30 pages pdf)
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4,5
4

STATISTICAL ENSEMBLES

11/17 @ 14:30
(62 pages pdf)
2,3,4
3,6
2
11/28 @ 21:30
(107 pages pdf)
5,6,7
5,6
5 QUANTUM STATISTICS 12/04 @ 20:30
(60 pages pdf)		 8,9,10 7
6

INTERACTING SYSTEMS

09/14 @ 13:30
(69 pages pdf)
1,2,3
10
7

MEAN FIELD THEORY
09/14 @ 13:30
(84 pages pdf)
4,5,6,7
12
8

NONEQUILIBRIUM PHENOMENA

09/16 @ 21:00
(71 pages pdf)
8,9,10
10
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12/04 @ 21:30
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Reading Assignments

(last modified 10/02/12 @ 11:00)

WEEK SUBJECT LECTURE NOTES
1 probability All of chapter 1
2 statistical ensembles 3.5.1-2, 4.2, 4.4. 4.5
3 statistical ensembles 4.6, 4.7
4 statistical ensembles 4.8, 4.9
5 statistical ensembles 4.10
6 thermodynamics 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6
7 thermodynamics 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10
8 thermodynamics 2.11, 2.12, 2.14
9 quantum statistics 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5
10 quantum statistics 5.6, 5.7.1-3