Syllabus Physics 112 Thermodynamics Spring 2015

Instructor

Michael Gutperle, office: PAB 4-949

Tel: 301-206-3471, email gutperle@ucla.edu

Office hours

Tuesday 1-2pm, Thursday 11-12

Course Webpage

https://ccle.ucla.edu/course/view/15S-PHYSICS112-1

Lecture

Tuesday and Thursday 9.30am - 10.45am PAB 1434A

TA Discussion

Friday 9.00am - 9.50am PAB 1434A

TA

David Chester, chester31124@gmail.com

TA office hours

TBD

Schedule

First Class: Tuesday March 31st, Last Class: Thursday June 4th
Midterm: TBD
Final: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Grading

20% homework
30% Midterm
50% Final
The grades for homework and exams will be managed using MyUCLA.
It is not possible to give makeup exams. The midterm can only be missed
with a valid medical excuse signed by an M.D. Consult the instructor immediately
if you miss the midterm. You cannot miss the final (by Academic senate policy).
Exams are closed-book.

Required Textbook

D.V. Schroeder , An Introduction to Thermal Physics

ISBN: 0201380277

Additional Books:

F. Reif, Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics

ISNB: 1577666127
C. Kittel and H. Kroemer, Thermal Physics
ISBN: 0716710899
H.B. Callen, Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics
ISBN: 0471862568
L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz, Statistical Physics, Part 1
free online version
https://archive.org/details/ost-physics-landaulifshitz-statisticalphysics

Prerequisites

Physics 1ABC, Mathematics 32B, Mathematics 33AB

Physics 115AB (co-requisite)

How to do well

Spending substantial amount of time on homwork problems is critical.

You can work together, but I would suggest to try the problems by
yourself first.
Copying the homework by somebody else is academic dishonesty
and a sure way of bombing the exams.
Dont fall behind and keep up with homework and lectures.
If you have problems consult the instructor or the TA.

Topics covered

1. Thermodynamic Systems, Ideal gas

2. Internal Energy, Work and Heat
3. The First Law
4. The Second Law, Entropy
5. Equilibrium Thermodynamics

Topics covered

6. Legendre transforms and Thermodynamic Potentials

7. Engines and Refrigerators
8. Phase transitions
9. Boltzmann Statistics and quantum statistics