PH 235 Many Particle Physics Fall 2006

Meets in BL-114 M T Th 1st and 2nd periods (We will meet 25 of the possible 30 2-hour periods during the quarter.) (This room is often quite chilly.)  Text is by Knight.

Schedule of days and topics

Day Date Topics HW due (quiz given on day after HW due)
Thurs 08/31 Sects 13.1 - 13.3  Review rot kinematics, torque STT 13.1-3, Ex 13.1,2
Mon 09/04 13.4 - 13.5 Rot. dynamics, Fixed axis rotation STT 13.4,5 Ex 13.5, 8, 11
Tues 09/05 13.5, 13.7 Rotational Equil., Rotational energy Ex 13.13, 14, 17, 21
Thurs 09/07 13.7, 13.8 Rolling motion STT 13.6 Ex. 13.25, 27, 33
Mon 09/11 13.9, 13.10 Vector description, gyroscopic motion Ex 13.35, p 13.57, 67, 68
Tues 09/12 No class
Thurs 09/14 Lab: Conservation of angular momentum  p 13.59, 63, 77, 80
Mon 09/18 review p 82, 83
Tues 09/19 Exam 1  (1)
Thurs 09/21 Density, pressure, height. Pascal and archimedes STT 15.1, 15.2, Ex. 15.5
Mon 09/25 Pascal, Archimedes, Bernoulli  STT 15.3, 4; Ex. 15.11, 13, 19
Tues 09/26 Equation of continuity, Bernoulli, Elasticity STT 15.5, Ex. 15.21, 24, 25 
Thurs 09/28 Two labs: adiabatic compression & viscosity
Mon 10/02 No class  
Tues 10/03 surface tension Tipler, sect 13.5; Marion/Hornyak 17-27, 17-28, 17-30
Thurs 10/05 review
Mon 10/09 Exam 2 (2)
Tues 10/10 No class  (Th, F  10/12, 10/13 we are on break)
Mon 10/16 Ch. 16, Ch 17 - p. gas law, Eth, work, Q, isotherm  16-23, 27; Ch 16 STTs
Tues 10/17 Ch 17, work calcs, phase chg, (Ch 18)   16-31, 17.3,9,15, 23; Ch 17STTs
Thurs 10/19 Ch 17, 18   Ring of Truth.  17-  27, 43, 69; 18 -11
Mon 10/23 Ch 18, Ch 19  18-9, 20, 59
Tues 10/24 Ch 19, Schroeder Ch 2  19-2, 11, 15
Thurs 10/26 Lab:  Heat capacity of metals w/ LN2 Schr 2.1, 2.5
Mon 10/30 Schroeder Chs 2 and 6 TBA
Tues 10/31 Schr. Ch 6; Boltzmann factor.  TBA
Thurs 11/02 Review
Mon 11/06 Exam 3  (3)