Syllabus Physics 112 Thermodynamics Spring 2015

Instructor Michael Gutperle, office: PAB 4-949Tel: 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 4thMidterm: TBDFinal: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Grading 20% homework30% Midterm50% 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 missedwith a valid medical excuse signed by an M.D. Consult the instructor immediatelyif 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 PhysicsISBN: 0201380277

Additional Books: F. Reif, Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal PhysicsISNB: 1577666127C. Kittel and H. Kroemer, Thermal PhysicsISBN: 0716710899H.B. Callen, Thermodynamics and an Introduction to ThermostatisticsISBN: 0471862568L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz, Statistical Physics, Part 1free online versionhttps://archive.org/details/ost-physics-landaulifshitz-statisticalphysics

Prerequisites Physics 1ABC, Mathematics 32B, Mathematics 33ABPhysics 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 byyourself first.

Copying the homework by somebody else is academic dishonestyand a sure way of bombing the exams.

Don’t 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