Within Chapter 4, however, there isn't a lot of flexibility each sectionbuilds on those that precede it, except for some of the material on low-temperaturephysics at the very end. Nothing later in the book depends on Chapter 4, so you can omit it entirely if youwish.
Section 3.5 (chemical potential) could be postponed until after Chapter 4. You might be tempted to skip or skimSection 2.5 on the ideal gas, but the results are used repeatedly later in the book.Section 3.3 on paramagnetism could be postponed until before Chapter 6 if you dothis you should also postpone the discussion of magnetic cooling at the end ofSection 4.4. Nearly everything in Part I is essential, with the exception of Section 1.7 ontransport processes which is entirely optional. In designing other syllabi, it may be helpful to know exactly what depends on what.Here is a summary:
If you omit the rest of Chapter 5,all of Chapter 4, and Section 1.7, you may be able to make time for allof Chapters 7 and 8. The catch is that you need to come back and pick up most ofSections 5.1 and 5.2 sometime before Section 6.5. On the other hand, if the main emphasis of your course is on statistical mechanics, you can go straightfrom Chapter 3 to Chapter 6. If there's a bit more time, you couldcover the beginning of Chapter 7, or jump straight to Section 7.4 on blackbodyradiation (possibly followed by 7.5 on Debye theory), or cover eithersection of Chapter 8. This selection of topics would emphasize applications to chemistry,earth science, and everyday life. I've never tried this, butI think that in one semester you would probably have to stop at the end of Chapter 6. This choice of topicsgives somewhat more emphasis to statistical mechanics applications than tothermodynamics.Ī very different option would be to start at the beginning of the book and workyour way through, stopping when you run out of time. Here at Weber State University, my one-semester course omits Sections 1.7, 4.3, 4.4, 5.4-5.6, the Sommerfeldexpansion from Section 7.3, and all of Chapter 8. You have many choices for what tocover and what to omit, but here are a few suggestions. Suggestions for Course Plans Ideas for a One-Semester CourseĪs noted in the Preface,the book is too long for a one-semester course. Schroeder, Department of Physics, Weber State University
Thermal Physics Course Plans AnIntroduction to Thermal Physicsĭaniel V.
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