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Assemblies, Ensembles, and the Ergodic Hypothesis |
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E, A, and S: Macroscopic Properties From Microscopic Probabilities {Pi } |
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Canonical Partition Function: Replace {Pi } by Q |
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Microcanonical Ensemble |
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Molecular Partition Function: Replace E Assembly by E Molecule |
Problem Set 1 Due |
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Q Corrected for Molecular Indistinguishability |
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Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein Statistics |
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Translational Part of Boltzmann Partition Function |
Problem Set 2 Due |
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Macroscopic Quantities from Qtrans |
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Quantum vs. Classical Qtrans
Equipartition
Internal Degrees of Freedom |
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Internal Degrees of Freedom for Atoms and Diatomic Molecules |
Problem Set 3 Due |
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Rotational Partition Function
Equipartition |
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Nuclear Spin Statistics: Symmetry Number, Sigma |
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Polyatomic Molecules |
Problem Set 4 Due |
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Polyatomic Molecules (cont.)
Exam Review |
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First Hour Exam (Lectures 1-14)
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Chemical Equilibrium I |
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Chemical Equilibrium II
Examples |
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Model Intermolecular Potentials |
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Configurational Integral: Cluster Expansion |
Problem Set 5 Due |
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Virial Equation of State |
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Thermodynamics of Solids |
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Einstein -> Debye Solids |
Problem Set 6 Due |
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Phonons: 1-D Linear Chain of Atoms |
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Free Electron Theory of a Metal |
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Heat Capacity in Metals: Fermi Energy |
Problem Set 7 Due |
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Semiconductors |
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Crystal Phase Equilibria and Critical Phenomena |
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Second Hour Exam (Lectures 18-26) |
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Kinetic Theory of Gases: Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution |
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Kinetic Theory of Gases: Collisions with Walls, Ideal Gas Law, Effusion |
Problem Set 8 Due |
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Kinetic Theory of Gases: Collisions Between Molecules, Scattering, Mean Free Path |
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Kinetic Theory of Gases: Mean Free Path and Transport |
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Kinetic Theory of Gases: Transport Coefficients |
Problem Set 9 Due |
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Chemical Reaction Rates I
Kinetic Theory |
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Chemical Reaction Rates II
Transition State Theory |
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Rice, Ramsperger, Kassel, and Marcus Unimolecular Reaction Rate Theory |
Problem Set 10 Due |
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Classical Trajectories and Reaction Rates and/or Surprisal Analysis (Nonequilibrium SM) |
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Statistical Mechanics for Photons: How Statistical Mechanics Begat Quantum Mechanics |
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Final Exam |