PHY540 STATISTICAL MECHANICS


Spring 2005
Class Meetings: Tue/Thu 11:20-12:40
Instructor:
  • Dmitri Averin
  • Office:B-140, 2-8177
  • email: daverin@qcom.physics.sunysb.edu
  • Office hours: Wednesday 4:00-5:00
    TA:
  • Luigi Longobardi
  • Office:S-171, 2-8079
  • email: luigi.longobardi@stonybrook.edu
  • Office hours: Friday 4:00-5:00
    Syllabus of the Course (.pdf)

    Homework#1 due on February 8 Assignment , Solution (.pdf)
    Homework#2 due on February 15 Assignment , Solution (.pdf)
    Homework#3 due on February 22 Assignment , Solution (.pdf)
    Homework#4 due on March 1 Assignment , Solution 4.1, 4.2 (.jpg)
    Homework#5 due on March 8 Assignment & Solution (.pdf)

    3/8/2005 Midterm 1 with solutions (.pdf)

    Homework#6 due on April 5 Assignment , Solution 6.1 (.pdf), 6.2: page 1, page 2, page 3 (.jpg)
    Homework#7 due on April 12 Assignment & Solution (.pdf)

    4/19/2005 Midterm 2 with solutions (.pdf)

    Homework#8 due on April 26 Assignment , Solution (.pdf)
    Homework#9 due on May 3 Assignment:
    1- Solve the same problem as Midterm 2.1 with Bosons instead of Fermions,
    2- Solve Huang 12.9 Solution (.pdf, courtesy of Peng Dai)