Assignments
| Due | Type | Assignment |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/13 | reading | Read the Syllabus. |
| reading | Read my notes on how I plan to organize my lectures and what this implies for you. | |
| reading | Read Chapter 3 of the textbook. | |
| Wed 1/15 | reading | Read Chapter 4 of the textbook. |
| Wed 1/15 | viewing | Watch this excellent youtube video by 3blue1brown on Bayes' Theorem. |
| Fri 1/17 | reading | Read Chapters 1 and 2 of the textbook. Scan chapter 5. |
| Mon 1/20 | NO CLASS | (Martin Luther King Day) |
| Tue 1/21 | homework | Solve homework sheet 1 and hand in your solution—well, we'll figure out when and how! |
| Wed 1/22 | reading | Read Chapter 6 of the textbook. |
| Fri 1/24 | reading | Read Chapter 7 of the textbook, up to and including 7.4. |
| Mon 1/27 | reading | Finish reading Chapter 7 of the textbook. |
| Mon 1/27 | homework | Solve homework sheet 2 and hand in your solution at the beginning of recitation. |
| Wed 1/29 | reading | Read Chapter 8 of the textbook, up to and including 8.7. |
| Fri 1/31 | reading | Finish reading Chapter 8, start reading Chapter 9, up to and including 9.3. |
| Mon 2/3 | reading | Finish reading Chapter 9, start reading Chapter 10, up to and including 10.2. |
| Mon 2/3 | homework | Solve homework sheet 3 and hand in your solution at the beginning of recitation. |
| Wed 2/5 | reading | Finish reading Chapter 10. |
| Fri 2/7 | reading | Start reading Chapter 11 of the textbook, up to and including 11.3. |
| Mon 2/10 | reading | Finish reading Chapter 11. |
| Mon 2/10 | homework | Solve homework sheet 4 and hand in your solution at the beginning of recitation. |
| Wed 2/12 | reading | Read Part I and Part II of the extra Notes on Legendre Transforms. |
| Fri 2/14 | reading | Finish the Notes on Legendre Transforms, read Chapter 12. |
| Mon 2/17 | reading | Read Chapter 13 |
| Mon 2/17 | homework | Solve homework sheet 5 and hand in your solution at the beginning of recitation. |
| Wed 2/19 | reading | Start reading Chapter 14 of the textbook, up to and including 14.5 |
| Fri 2/21 | reading | Finish reading Chapter 14. |
| Mon 2/24 | reading | Start reading Chapter 15, up to and including 15.3. |
| Mon 2/24 | homework | Solve homework sheet 6 and hand in your solution at the beginning of recitation. |
| Wed 2/26 | reading | Finish Chapter 15. |
| Fri 2/28 | reading | Read Chapter 16. |
| Mon 3/2 | reading | Start reading Chapter 17, up to and including 17.6. |
| Mon 3/2 | homework | Solve homework sheet 7 and hand in your solution at the beginning of recitation. |
| Wed 3/4 | reading | Continue Chapter 17, up to 17.11. Also, read my notes on the van der Waals gas. |
Fri 3/6 — Sun 3/15 |
MIDTERM BREAK | |
| Mon 3/16 | reading | Finish reading Chapter 17. Read Chapter 18 |
| Mon 3/16 | preparation | study for the upcoming midterm. Here are some tips for what to review. |
| Wed 3/18 | MIDTERM | Sleep well before the exam, do not drink too much coffee, come prepared and confident! |
| Fri 3/20 | reading | Start reading Chapter 19, up to and including 19.5. |
| Mon 3/23 | reading | Continue Chapter 19, up to 19.9. |
| Wed 3/25 | reading | Continue Chapter 19, up to 19.9. |
| Fri 3/27 | reading | Finish Chapter 19.11. |
| Mon 3/30 | reading | Read Chapter 20. |
| Mon 3/30 | homework | Solve homework sheet 8 and upload your solution on Canvas BEFORE recitation. |
| Wed 4/1 | reading | Read Chapter 21. |
| Fri 4/3 | reading | Read Chapter 23, up to 23.5. |
| Mon 4/6 | reading | Finish Chapter 23. |
| Mon 4/6 | homework | Solve homework sheet 9 and upload your solution on Canvas BEFORE recitation. |
| Wed 4/8 | reading | Read Chapter 24, up to 24.4. |
| Fri 4/10 | reading | Finish readig Chapter 24. |
| Mon 4/13 | reading | Read Chapter 25. |
| Mon 4/13 | homework | Solve homework sheet 10 and upload your solution on Canvas BEFORE recitation. |
| Wed 4/15 | reading | Read Chapter 26, up to and including 26.8. |
| Fri 4/17 | reading | Read Chapter 26, up to and including 26.11. |
| Mon 4/20 | reading | Finish readig Chapter 26. |
| Mon 4/20 | homework | Solve homework sheet 11 and upload your solution on Canvas BEFORE recitation. |
| Wed 4/22 | reading | Read Chapter 27. |
| Fri 4/24 | reading | Read Chapter 28, up to and including 28.7. |
| Mon 4/27 | reading | Finish Chapter 28. |
| Mon 4/27 | homework | Solve homework sheet 12 and upload your solution on Canvas BEFORE recitation. |
