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LEC #TOPICSKEY DATES
1Review of thermodynamics
2E, A, and S: macroscopic properties for microscopic probabilities {Pi}
3Canonical partition function: replace {Pi} by Q
4Microcanonical ensemble: replace {Pi} by Ω, Q vs. Ω
5Molecular partition function: replace E (assembly) by ε (molecule)Problem set 1 due
6Q corrected for molecular indistinguishability
7Translational part of Boltzmann partition function
8Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein statisticsProblem set 2 due
9Calculation of macroscopic properties from microscopic energy levels: qtrans
10

Quantum vs. classical qtrans

Equipartition

Internal degrees of freedom

11Internal degrees of freedom for atoms and diatomic moleculesProblem set 3 due
12

Rotational partition function

Equipartition

First hour exam
13Nuclear spin statistics: symmetry number, σ Low temperature limit for rotational partition function
14Low and high-T limits for qrot and qvib
15Polyatomic molecules: rotation and vibration
16Chemical equilibrium I
17Chemical equilibrium IIProblem set 4 due
18Model intermolecular potentials
19Configurational integral: cluster expansion
20Virial equation of stateProblem set 5 due
21Thermodynamics of solid: Einstein and Debye models
Second hour exam
22Einstein and Debye solids
23Phonons: 1-D linear chain of atoms
24Free electron theory of a metal
25Heat capacity in metals
26Band theory of solidsProblem set 6 due
27Crystal phase equilibria
28Kinetic theory of gases: Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
29Kinetic theory of gases: effusion and collisions
30Kinetic theory of gases: collision dynamics and scatteringProblem set 7 due
31Kinetic theory of gases: mean free path and transport
Third hour exam
32Kinetic theory of gases: transport coefficients
33Transition state theory IProblem set 8 due
34

Transition state theory II

Kinetic isotope effect

35Statistical mechanics for photons
36Rates of unimolecular reactions: RRKM
Final exam

 








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