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Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics   Phys 504 S12

tentative plan CoursePlan.pdf

The new hypertext version (tentative) of the lecture note has been uploaded.  

     SMHyperS12.pdf (password = SME57)   Accompanying Pages (grossly incomplete)

The latest version is uploaded on May 7, 2012.  No major change has been done since Feb 26. 


Dimensional Analysis introduction       DAmemo.pdf

ABC of renormalization with the aid of the von Koch curve   RGmemo.pdf ( password = RGmemo)




HOMEWORK for P504S12

HW1(S12).pdf (password = hw1) due Feb 8.   solution HW1(S12)Soln.pdf  revised after grading with comments

HW2(S12).pdf (password = hw2) due on Feb15 (at 9am),   solution HW2(S12)Soln.pdf   (password = hs2soln) revised with a lot of user-friendly explanations.

HW3(S12).pdf (password = hw3) due on Feb 22 (at 9 am).  solution HW3(S12)Soln.pdf revised after grading with some extra explanations (password has not been changed).

HW4(S12).pdf (password = hw4) due on Feb 29 (at 9 am).  If you have conferences, etc. I can be flexible.  Solution

HW4(S12)Soln.pdf

HW5(S12).pdf (password = hw5) due on March 7th (at 9 am). If you have conferences, etc. I can be flexible.   Solution

HW5(S12)Soln.pdf revised after grading with some extra explanations (password has not been changed).

HW6(S12).pdf (password = hw6) due on March 14th.  Solution HW6(S12)Soln.pdf (corrected and augmented with many comments after grading; the password has not been changed)


Review 1  ReviewI.pdf (corrections included) password = review1 This is a minimum review with checking questions for Chapters 1-3. 15 problems are chosen for a `take home midterm,’ due on March 28 (or negotiable).


Review1 with solutions (as footnotes)   MidTermSoln.pdf  (passworded)  REVISED and corrected at 1:17 pm on 8th.


HW8(S12).pdf (password = hw8) due on April 11. (Z_ideal included on April 10)  Solution HW8(S12)Soln.pdf (this is mathematically very honest and heavy, but I will not demand any precise math; I wish to have sound intuition and reasonable answers.


Last homework HWLast(S12).pdf (password = hwlast} due on May 2, 2012.  HWLast(S12)Solution.pdf (passworded)


Final Final(S12).pdf (password = Final); Final(S12)Answers.pdf (passworded)