Statistical Mechanics (PH312)
Fall Semester, 2004
Announcement
(Sep. 2, 2004) This page starts.
(Sep. 8, 2004) Homework1 (MS word format).
Notice that the problem 1 is slightly modified to be easier.
(Sep. 10, 2004) Lecture note (PDF format): Course 0
(Sep. 12, 2004) Lecture note: Course 1, Course 2
(Sep. 15, 2004) Lecture note: Course 2 (supplement: quasi-static process)
(Sep. 22, 2004) Lecture note: Course 3
(Sep. 23, 2004) Homework2
(Sep. 30, 2004) Lecture note: Course 3 (part 3)
(Oct. 10, 2004) Lecture note: Course 4 (parts 1 and 2)
(Oct. 10, 2004) Mid-Exam
(Oct. 12, 2004) Homework3 (partial set)
(Oct. 26, 2004) Homework3 (complete set)
(Nov. 8, 2004) Lecture note: Course 3 (supplement: van der Waals eq.)
(Nov. 8, 2004) Lecture note: Course 4 (part 3-1)
(Nov. 9, 2004) Lecture note: Course 4 (part 3-2)
(Nov. 9, 2004) Homework4
(Nov. 23, 2004) Homework5
(Nov. 23, 2004) Lecture note: Course 5
(Nov. 23, 2004) Solution (Mid-Exam)
(Nov. 23, 2004) Final-Exam (tentative schedule)
(Nov. 30, 2004) Final-Exam (updated)
(Dec. 2, 2004) Lecture note: Course 6
(Dec. 2, 2004) No homework set for Course 6. Study the problems of
Chapter 15 of the text (Reif) by yourselves.
(Dec. 2, 2004) Today's lecture is the final one of this semester.
I would thank the audience very much. Good luck for the final exam!
(Dec. 6, 2004) Final-Exam (fixed)
(Dec. 26, 2004) Solution (Final-Exam)
(Dec. 26, 2004) Score (Homework)
(Dec. 26, 2004) Score (Final-Exam)
(Dec. 26, 2004) Total score
(Dec. 28, 2004) The scores (final exam, homework, and the resulting total)
are updated.
Syllabus (MS word format)
Mid-Exam:
From Course 1 to Course 4-2
Time : Oct. 19th 16:00 - 19:00 + a
Place: Rm 103
Solutions (Mid-Exam)
Final-Exam :
From Course 4-3 (from phonon)
to Course 6-2 (upto Onsager relation)
Time : Dec. 18th 13:00 - 16:00 + a (a ~ 1)
Place: Rm 103 (Creative Learning Building)
NOTE : contact address (tel. 2545; email: hssim at kaist.ac.kr)
Solutions (Final-Exam)
Note: Try to solve the final exam problems again by yourselves.
It would be helpful for your future study.
Final-Exam score (updated)
Homework score (updated)
Total score (Mid + Final + Homework; updated)
Note: Anyone who has any questions on the score (Homework, Final exam, total scores) should contact me as soon as possible.
Homework set1 (MS word format) (due: Sep. 30th)
Homework set2 (Reif problems 6.1, 6.7, 6.11, 6.15, 7.3, 7.10, 7.14,
and 7.20) (due: Oct. 11th)
Homework set3-1 (Reif problems 9.4, 9.5, 9.17, 9.18, 9.22, 9.23
) (due: Nov. 9th)
Homework set3-2 (Reif problems 9.10, 8.2, 8.7
) (due: Nov. 9th)
Homework set4 (Reif problems 10.2, 10.4, 10.7, 10.9)
(due: Nov. 23rd)
Homework set5 (Reif problems 12.3, 12.8, 12.9, 12.12, 13.6,
13.11 14.4, 14.5)
(due: Dec. 7th)
Lecture note (PDF format): course0
Course0: Why do we need statistical mechanics?
Lecture note: course1-1
Lecture note: course1-2
Lecture note: course1-3
Course1: Statistics and
three useful probability distribution functions.
Lecture note: course2-1
Lecture note: course2-2
Lecture note: course2-3
Lecture note: course2 (supplement)
Course2: Basic postulates and concepts in thermodynamics.
Lecture note: course3-1
Lecture note: course3-2
Lecture note: course3-3
Lecture note: course3 (supplement)
Course3: Ensemble representations.
Lecture note: course4-1
Lecture note: course4-2
Lecture note: course4-3-1
Lecture note: course4-3-2
Note: For Pauli paramagnetism and Landau diamagnetism (course 4-3),
one can see the text book by K. Huang or
the book "Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics" by
Greiner, Neise, and Stoecker (Springer, 1997).
Course4: Quantum statistics.
Lecture note: course5-1
Lecture note: course5-2
Lecture note: course5-3
Course5: Kinetic theory.
Lecture note: course6-1
Lecture note: course6-2
Lecture note: course6-3
Course6: Irreversible processes and fluctuations.