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Lecture Notes



Lecture Notes

The following lecture notes are from the Spring 2004 version of the class. The topics do not follow the exact order that is shown on the Calendar, but most of the same topics are covered. These lecture notes were prepared by Prof. Thomas Greytak.

LEC #TOPICS
1One Random Variable (PDF)
2One Random Variable (cont.) (PDF)
3Two Random Variables (PDF)
4Two Random Variables (cont.) (PDF)
5Functions of a Random Variable (PDF)
6Functions of a Random Variable (cont.) (PDF)
7Sums of Random Variables (PDF)
8Central Limit Theorem (PDF)
9Thermodynamic Variables, Existence of Temperature (PDF)
10Empirical Temperature, Work, Exact Differentials (PDF)
11First Law of Thermodynamics (PDF)
12Paths, Adiabatic and Others (PDF)
13Microcanonical Ensemble (PDF)
14Entropy and Temperature (PDF)
15Second Law (PDF)
16Two Level System (PDF)
17Entropy and Consequences of the Second Law (PDF)
18Thermodynamic Potentials and Maxwell Relations (PDF)
19Engines, Carnot and Others (PDF)
20Refrigerators, Third Law (PDF)
21Canonical Ensemble (PDF)
22Canonical Ensemble (cont.) (PDF)
232 Level Systems, Monatomic Gas, H.O. (PDF)
24Polyatomic Gases, Vibrational Modes (PDF)
25Polyatomic Gases, Rotational Modes (PDF)
26Thermal Radiation, Basics (PDF)
27Thermal Radiation, Thermodynamics (PDF)
28Thermal Radiation, Statistical Mechanics (PDF)
29Quantum Mechanics of Identical Particles (PDF)
30Composite Particles, Density of States (PDF)
31Fermions at and near T=0 (PDF)
32Stars (PDF)
33Bose-Einstein Condensation (PDF)
34Spin 1/2 Paramagnet (PDF)
35General Quantum Paramagnet (PDF)
36Adiabatic Demagnetization, Electronic and Nuclear (PDF)

 








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