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| * Next class, we will spend a short time on the entropy function of a probability distribution and optimizing it under constraint (see LN 4), and then start delving into classical physics. Mathematical topics such as Levy distribution function and the Stirling's formula will be mentioned briefly but I won't spend much time on them, partly because you probably learned it already (Stirling's formula, e.g.; or it is just a formula, in some sense) or you will deal with it in homework (Levy distribution). Please keep reading the book along with my notes! As I said in class, I find the book quite good, really. [But, you should not be shy about letting me know what ''you'' think.] | * ~+It was fun to teach this class!+~ Kudos to all students who studied hard and learned well! * I hope everyone did satisfactorily in the exam! The exam and its solutions can be downloaded from [[Homework+|here]]. Due to some other deadline matter, I may not be able to finish the grading of the exam until late Friday. I will let you know when the grading is done. – ~-''<<DateTime(2012-06-12T12:11:23-0700)>>''-~ * <<la(Review.pdf,"Review materials (as is) for Jun 8, Friday")>> – ~-''<<DateTime(2012-06-11T11:10:22-0700)>>''-~ * [[Links+|Some help on plotting/programming can be found here.]] – ~-''<<DateTime(2012-05-19T08:00:22-0700)>>''-~ |
Welcome to Phys 219, 2012!
It was fun to teach this class! Kudos to all students who studied hard and learned well!
I hope everyone did satisfactorily in the exam! The exam and its solutions can be downloaded from here. Due to some other deadline matter, I may not be able to finish the grading of the exam until late Friday. I will let you know when the grading is done. – 12:11PM, Jun 12, 2012
Review materials (as is) for Jun 8, Friday – 11:10AM, Jun 11, 2012
Some help on plotting/programming can be found here. – 8:00AM, May 19, 2012
Welcome to the Graduate Course in Statistical Physics!
In this course, you will learn statistical and thermal physics in-depth. The topics to be covered include fundamental topics of the classical and the quantum equilibrium statistical mechanics, the linear response theory and the renormalization group. You will also practice numerical methods. When properly followed, this course should enable you to gain solid understanding on how the random microscopic motions lead to sure macroscopic phenomena. You should also gain ability to perform basic and advanced statistical physics calculations.