Thermodynamics / Statistical Mechanics

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29 August - 2 September Monday 29 9:00 AM in SC 203 - First day of our class	Thermodynamics Systems Exact and Inexact differentials
5 September - 9 September Monday 5 Labor Day, no class	States and processes P, T, Zero'th law Partial derivatives and path independence RQ2
12 September - 16 September	Equations of state P-v-T diagrams Expansivity / compressibility [3] Heat and Work
19 September - 23 September	First Law Changing systems with heat Enthalpy Work - ideal gas Ideal vs Non-ideal gases
26 September - 30 September	Heat engines
3 October - 7 October	Heat pump assignment The Carnot cycle Irreversible processes 2nd Law & Entropy
10 October - 14 October Friday 14 No class Midterm break through Tues Oct 18	[Secrets of] energy conservation at Goshen College RQ Free vs isothermal expansion Gibbs Law
17 October - 21 October Monday 17 No class Friday 21 Midterm Test	Entropy changes and heat reservoirs Tds equations Midterm exam
24 October - 28 October	Thermodynamic potentials Two-phase systems Liquid / gas in coexistence
31 October - 4 November	The Rankine cycle (and some others) Clausius-Clapeyron equation Open systems
7 November - 11 November	Chemical processes Chemistry and Phases
14 November - 18 November	3rd law - Absolute Zero [10.1] Kinetic theory of gases Energy and degrees of freedom Entropy of mixing [9.5]
21 November - 25 November Tuesday 22 HW #9 due Wednesday 23 Thanksgiving break through Fri Nov 25	Maxwell-Boltzmann speed distribution Final exam - study guide Study guide (ACS)
28 November - 2 December Wednesday 30 6 PM, Engineering info + Pizza, SC 203 Friday 2 9:30, Zoey presents on geothermal heat pumps, AD 28	Quantum statistical mechanics [12.1] Entropy and Thermodynamic probability Quantum Mechanics - in a box [12.6]
5 December - 9 December Monday 5 Last day of classes ACS exam @9:00 am in class. Tuesday 6 Reading day Please complete your course evaluations. Wednesday 7 1 PM our final exam
12 December - 16 December