| MWF 10:00-10:50 AM | OPL 107 | http://www.wfu.edu/~natalie/s12phy341/ |
| Instructor: Natalie Holzwarth | Phone:758-5510 | Office:300 OPL | e-mail:natalie@wfu.edu |
Textbook: ("STP") Statistical and Thermal Physics With Computer Applications by Harvey Gould and Jan Tobochnik, Princeton University Press, 2010
Supplemental materials provided by authors: http://www.compadre.org/stp/
This course integrates macroscopic and microscopic viewpoints of thermodynamics -- the study of energy and energy transfer, with a focus on equilibrium processes.
It is likely that your grade for the course will depend upon the following factors:
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40% |
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Take-home exams (2) |
30% |
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Presentation |
10% |
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Final exam |
20% |
*In general, there will a new assignment after each lecture, so that for optimal learning, it would be best to complete each assignment before the the next scheduled lecture. According to the honor system, all work submitted for grading purposes should represent the student's own best efforts. This means that students who work together on homework assignments should all contribute roughly equally and independently verify all derivations and results. Homeworks may be turned in 1 lecture past their due date without grade penalty. After that, the homework grade will be reduced by 10% for each succeeding late date.