Thermal Physics (B.Sc. Autumn (Aug-Nov) 2019) Course Webpage

Instructor: Govind S. Krishnaswami

This course is intended as an introduction to thermodynamics for second year Mathematics and Physics B.Sc. (Honours) students.

The course is scheduled to meet from 9:10 am to 10:25 am on Tuesdays and 10:30-11:45am on Thursdays and Fridays in LH3 at CMI.

Some text/reference books are listed here.

Some brief lecture notes are here.

Problem set 1 is due by the beginning of lecture on Tuesday Aug 20

Problem set 2 is due by the beginning of lecture on Tuesday Sep 3

Problem set 3 is due by the beginning of lecture on Tuesday Sep 10

Problem set 4 is due by the beginning of lecture on Tuesday Sep 17

The mid-semester exam is scheduled for 9:30 am in LH3 on Mon, 23 Sep 2019. Computers/phones/notes/books/discussion are not permitted. Answers must be written with a blue pen.

Problem set 5 is due by the beginning of lecture on Tuesday Oct 15

Problem set 6 is due by the beginning of lecture on Thursday Nov 14

The final exam is scheduled for 9:30am in Lecture Hall 4 on Monday, Nov 25 2019. Computers/phones/notes/books/discussions are not permitted. Answers must be written with a blue pen.