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= Exam =

 * Questions in the exam will be like those of the qualifier exams. The contents of lecture note 7 are extremely important, since they are the basic principles without which you will have a hard time doing any problem. They are like "Newton's laws" of classical mechanics. In a minimalist fashion, one must know these basic laws very well and then apply them to various problems that we did in homework and examples in lecture notes. And, go over past qualifier problems given below.

 * Past qualifier exams: <<la("2010-2012.SM.pdf", "2010-2012")>>, <<la("2005-2009.SM.pdf", "2005-2009")>>, <<la("2000-2004.SM.pdf", "2000-2004")>>, <<la("1995-1999.SM.pdf", "1995-1999")>>
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 * '''Homework 5''', ~-due June 6-~: <<la("H05-Phase-Transition.pdf", "Phase transition")>>  * '''Homework 5''', ~-due June 6-~: <<la("H05-Phase-Transition.pdf", "Phase transition")>> ~-(<<la("H05-Phase-Transition-w-Sols.pdf", "with solutions (for analytical questions)")>>)-~
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 * '''Homework 4''', ~-due May 21-~: <<la("H04-Quantum-SM.pdf", "Quantum statistical mechanics")>>  {{{#!wiki comment
 * <<color(Codes:)>> <<la("g-hint.py", "Python program for calculating the fugacity of a BEC gas (first problem)")>>, <<la("MC.py", "Python program for Monte Carlo (last problem).")>> &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2013-05-27T21:55:30-0700)>>''-~
 * <<color(Plotting:)>> In case you like to plot things up in Python, here is some information that might be helpful: <<ln("/ph156-11/Homework%204%20Solutions", "Plotting examples")>>, <<ln("/ph156-11/Matlab%20and%20Python#Python", "Python, scipy, matplotlib")>>. &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2013-05-27T21:55:30-0700)>>''-~
 }}}

 * '''Homework 4''', ~-due May 21-~: <<la("H04-Quantum-SM.pdf", "Quantum statistical mechanics")>> ~-(<<la("H04-Quantum-SM-w-Sols.pdf", "with solutions")>>)-~
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 * '''Homework 3''', ~-due May 6-~: <<la("H03-Ensembles-Semi-Classical.pdf", "Ensembles, semi-classical")>>  * '''Homework 3''', ~-due May 6-~: <<la("H03-Ensembles-Semi-Classical.pdf", "Ensembles, semi-classical")>> ~-(<<la("H03-Ensembles-Semi-Classical-w-Sols.pdf", "with solutions")>>)-~

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 * <<color("Addition:")>> (Solutions) Pages 10,11: addendum (the van der Waals equation). &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2013-06-06T22:36:06-0700)>>''-~
 * <<color("Correction:")>> (Solutions) $Z$ in page 9 (the power of $\bar V$, corrected). &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2013-06-06T22:36:06-0700)>>''-~
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Exam

  • Questions in the exam will be like those of the qualifier exams. The contents of lecture note 7 are extremely important, since they are the basic principles without which you will have a hard time doing any problem. They are like "Newton's laws" of classical mechanics. In a minimalist fashion, one must know these basic laws very well and then apply them to various problems that we did in homework and examples in lecture notes. And, go over past qualifier problems given below.
  • Past qualifier exams: 2010-2012, 2005-2009, 2000-2004, 1995-1999

Homework