Day 1 Wed 9/25

Syllabus
Thermodynamic properties
State variables

Working in small groups
A glass of water

Schroeder Preface (perspective on thermodynamics and statistical mechanics)
Schroeder Sections 1.1 to 1.5 (prerequisite background)

Day 2 Thurs 9/26

Ice calorimetry lab

Ice calorimetry lab questions

Textbook reading: Schroeder section 1.6 "Heat Capacities".

Day 3 Fri 9/27

Derivative of 1D function, 2D function

Isolength and Isoforce Stretchability on the PDM
Derivatives Are Observable (Lecture)
Thermodynamic Systems (Lecture)

GMM: Thick Derivatives
GMM: Leibniz Notation
State variables (4:05)
Thermodynamic systems (4:31)

HW0 (w/ Solution)
HW0 (pdf)

Day 4 Mon 9/30

Math Bits:
Partial Derivatives (activity with surface)

Day 5 Tues 10/1

Interpreting derivatives

Name the experiment

HW 1 (w/ Solution)
HW 1 (pdf)

Math Bits:
Differentials

Zapping with d (Lecture)

Differentials (4:08)
GMM: Differentials
GMM: Rules for Differentials
GMM: Properties of Differentials
GMM: Differentials: Summary

Math Bits:
The Multivariable Chain Rule

Product Rule for Differentials (3:14)
Chain Rule for Differentials (2:25) GMM: The Multivariable Differential
GMM: Chain Rule
GMM: Applications of Chain Rule
GMM: Interpreting Differentials

Day 6 Wed 10/2

Math Bits:
Derivatives and differentials

Day 7 Thurs 10/3

Math Bits:

The Isothermal Bulk Modulus (Ethan version)

Math Bits:
Chain Rule Diagrams

Chain Rules (Lecture)

GMM: Chain Rule via Tree Diagrams
GMM: Things NOT to do with differentials

Day 8 Fri 10/4

Math Bits:
Other multivariable systems

Isolength and Isoforce Stretchability on the PDM

HW 2 (w/ Solution)
HW 2 (pdf)

Day 9 Mon 10/7

Symmetry of partial derivatives

Maxwell relations

Day 10 Tues 10/8

First and Second Laws of thermodynamics

Energy, heat and entropy
Fast and Slow
The First Law of Thermodynamics
Thermodynamic Identity
Free expansion

Heat and entropy (4:44)
What is entropy? (3:14)

HW 3 (w/ Solution)
HW 3 (pdf)

Melting ice activity

Heat Capacity and Entropy
Melting Ice Lab

Heat capacity and entropy (9:33)

Day 11 Wed 10/9

Second Law

Second Law and Entropy
Thermodynamic Identity
Free expansion

Second Law of Thermodynamics (1:17)
Thermodynamic identity (7:12)

Day 12 Thurs 10/10

Discussion of free expansion worksheet

Free expansion

Day 13 Fri 10/11

Midterm review

HW 4 (w/ Solution)
HW 4 (pdf)

Day 14 Mon 10/14

Midterm review

Midterm Review PH423 Ethan

Practice midterm (not graded) (w/ Solution)
Practice midterm (not graded) (pdf)

Day 15 Tues 10/15

MIDTERM

Day 16 Wed 10/16

Engines and Fridges

Heat Engines
Other views of the Second Law

Day 17 Thurs 10/17

Changing entropy
Heat and Work

Using $pV$ and $TS$ Plots

Day 18 Fri 10/18

Thermodynamics practice

Analyzing a Simple Cycle Using a $p V$ Diagram

Efficiency of reversible heat engines (4:48)
Reversible heat engines and cycles (5:57)

HW5 (w/ Solution)
HW5 (pdf)

Day 19 Mon 10/21

Debrief on midterm results

Thermodynamic potentials
Maxwell Relations

Thermodynamic Potentials
Maxwell relations

Work or no work? (2min42s)

Day 20 Tues 10/22

The Rubber Band Lab

You will be collecting data to quantify the decrease in entropy when a rubber band is isothermally stretched.

HW 6 (updated 3:40pm Mon) (w/ Solution)
HW 6 (updated 3:40pm Mon) (pdf)

Day 21 Wed 10/23

Thermodynamics Practice

Section 2.1 Schroder
Name the experiment (Maxwell relations)

Video of Feynman discussing the rubber band

Day 22 Thurs 10/24

Segway to Stat Mech

Intro to Statistical Approach
Hakonen 1994 Science Article

Day 23 Fri 10/25

The Boltzmann factor

Interstellar medium

HW 7 (w/ Solution)
HW 7 (pdf)

Day 24 Mon 10/28

Topic for Monday

Interstellar medium

Day 25 Tues 10/29

Boltzmann Statistics

HW8 (updated 5:23pm 10/28) (w/ Solution)
HW8 (updated 5:23pm 10/28) (pdf)

Day 26 Wed 10/30

Boltzmann Statistics

Water Bending

Day 27 Thurs 10/31

Thermodynamic properties from Boltzmann Stats

Concept review

Thermodynamics Game Show

Day 28 Fri 11/1

Review

Boltzmann Factor Practice Question

Final - Mon 11/4

Final exam

7:00pm - 9:00pm on Monday evening.

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