PHYSICS 370, SPRING 2007
problem set #1; due: February 6
Schroeder, chapter 1, problems 1.7(a), 1.9, 1.12, 1.16(a,b,c,d
(Mount Everest only)), 1.18, 1.22(a,b,c,d)
For 1.7, assume that the volume of the bulb is 50 cubic cm, and that
the top of the mercury moves 5.0 mm/K. For 1.12, assume that the
diameter of a (small) molecule is 0.3 nm. The mass of a nitrogen
molecule is 0.028 kg/N_A (N_A is Avogadro's number).
Hint for 1.22(a): start from eq. (1.9).
problem set #2; due: February 13
Schroeder, chapter 1, problems 1.28, 1.31, 1.34, 1.36, 1.41, 1.45, 1.46;
chapter 2, problems 2.3, 2.7, 2.8
For 1.28, assume that the starting temperature is 20 degrees C, and
that the cup has a volume of 250 ml. For 1.31, the final pressure
is 3 atm. For 1.41, the specific heat of water is 4.186 J/g.K.
In 2.8, part (e), describe what (most likely) happens if the system
starts out with nearly all energy in solid A, after which A and B
are brought into thermal contact.
problem set #3; due: February 20
Schroeder, chapter 1, problems 1.54;
chapter 2, problems 2.12, 2.16, 2.18, 2.22, 2.24 and 2.26.
Problem 2.12 reviews basic properties of the logarithm.
problem set #4; due: March 1
Schroeder, chapter 2, problem 2.37;
chapter 3, problems 3.1, 3.10, 3.14, 3.25, 3.33.
(I did a good part of problem 3.25 in class!)
problem set #5; due: March 8
Schroeder, chapters 2 and 3, problems 3.32, 3.34, 3.37, 2.32, 3.39.
Problem 3.34: note the similarity with the two-state systems of
section 2.1. Problem 3.37(a): using the definition of chemical
potential as a partial derivative of U is probably easiest.
problem set #6; due: March 22 (!)
Schroeder,
chapter 4, problems 4.3, 4.10, 4.14;
chapter 5, problems 5.1, 5.8, 5.11.
In problem 4.3, take the latent heat of the river water to be
2400 J/g (this is the heat needed to heat 1 g to 100 degrees C,
and then evaporate it). In problem 4.10, take the COP=5.9.
In problem 5.11, explain why at 75 degrees you get (a little)
less electrical work out of the fuel cell than at 25 degrees.
problem set #7; due: April 5
problem set #8; due: April 19
problem set #9; due: April 26
problem set #10; due: May 3
problem set #11; due: May 10
Schroeder, chapter 5, problems 5.20, 5.21, 5.23, 5.32
Schroeder, chapter 5, problem 5.51;
chapter 6, problems 6.2, 6.5, 6.6, 6.17, 6.18, 6.19.
Schroeder, chapter 6, problems 6.38, 6.41, 6.48, 6.51, 6.52,
chapter 7, problems 7.6, 7.10.
For problem 6.38 you will have to use some numerical integration
program (like Mathematica). In problem 6.48, take the constant
epsilon to be 0.00018 eV for oxygen. Problem 7.10 is a small "prelude"
to the phenomenon of Bose-Einstein condensation.
Schroeder, chapter 7, problems 7.12, 7.22, 7.23 parts
a) to e), 7.26 parts a) and b), 7.28 all parts except c).
In problem 7.28, once you've done part d), you can answer
part c) - but you do not have to write it up.
Schroeder, chapter 7, problems 7.44 parts a) and c), 7.52 parts
a) and b), 7.68, 7.72, 7.75 parts a) and b).