PHY 203

Audience

This course is part of the core graduate physics curriculum. Students not in the graduate physics program should obtain approval from the professor before enrolling.

Professor

Joshua Socolar -- Associate Professor of Physics

• E-mail: socolar@phy.duke.edu. (This is a good way to reach me.)
• Office:  Room 046, Physics Building
• Phone:  660-2557
• Office hours: Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30.

Teaching Assistant

Ilan Harrington

• E-mail: ilanh@phy.duke.edu
• Office:  Room 048, Physics Building
• Phone:  660-2549
• Office hours:  Fridays, 12:30-2:30.

Textbooks

Required:	R. K. Pathria:  Statistical Mechanics  (2nd Edition).
On Reserve:	Landau and Lifshitz:  Statistical Physics. Pippard:  Elements of classical thermodynamics for advanced students of physics. Reif:  Statistical Physics. Kittel and Kroemer:  Thermal Physics. Baierlein:  Thermal Physics.

Grading

Weekly homework	50%
Midterm Exam	20%
Final Exam	30%

Homework Policy

Students are strongly encouraged to talk with each other about homework assignments.  The only rule is that you must fully understand any work you hand in and it must be written in your own words.   Homework is due at the beginning of class on the due date.

Schedule

A detailed, but tentative, schedule is available: Click here.