P317 Course Outline
Professor: Robert Kowalewski, Elliott 209, 721-7705, kowalews@uvic.ca
Marker: Tayfun Ince, Elliott 201, 721-7728
Lab: Charles Card
Course information will be posted at http://particle.phys.uvic.ca/~kowalews/phys317/k07
The marks are assigned as follows:
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Laboratory work: |
20% |
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15% |
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Midterm exam |
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Final exam |
50% |
FINAL EXAM: August 9 at 2:00 p.m. in Clearihue A215.
The correspondence between numerical and letter grades will be as follows:
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A+ |
>90% |
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A |
85-90% |
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A- |
80-85% |
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B+ |
75-80% |
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B |
70-75% |
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B- |
65-70% |
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C+ |
60-65% |
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C |
55-60% |
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D |
50-55% |
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E,F |
<50% |
Note that it is physics and astronomy department policy that a course cannot be passed if the laboratory work is unsatisfactory.
Calculators:
On all examinations the only acceptable calculator is the Sharp EL-510R.
This calculator can be bought in the Bookstore for about $10. DO NOT bring any
other calculator to examinations.
Supplemental examinations (i.e. "E" grades) are given only under exceptional circumstances.
Homework will be assigned approximately once per week, due the following week. Solutions will be posted. Late assignments will not be accepted.
I do not have formal office hours. I can be
found in my office during normal working hours. If you have trouble finding me,
phone ahead for an appointment.
Physics 317 syllabus
The text for the course is: "Classical and Statistical Thermodynamics" by Ashley H. Carter.
The following outline gives some indication of the topics to be covered.
Introduction, history, and scope of thermodynamics
Quantities of interest, heat and temperature (zeroth law)
Equations of state for gases
Heat capacity
First law of thermodynamics
PVT processes
Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics
MIDTERM – June 20 in class
Midterm 1 Solutions
,Midterm 2 Solutions
Thermodynamic potentials
Phase transitions, chemical potential
Third law of thermodynamics
Information theory
FINAL EXAM: August 9 at 2:00 p.m. in Clearihue A215.