1. Welcome to Physics 4302 Statistical & Thermal Physics!

2. very strong connection
This is a
Required (Core) Course
for the BS in Physics!
It will cover BOTH
Classical Thermodynamics &
Undergrad Statistical Physics!
It will also show the
very strong connection
between these seemingly separate subjects!

3. Among many other very important & useful concepts, in this course we will learn why the electrical arrangement in the figure on the next slide
will not work!!!

4. The arrangement in the figure will not work due to both

5. The First Law of Thermodynamics
The arrangement in the figure will not work due to both
The First Law of
Thermodynamics

6. The First Law of Thermodynamics The Second Law of
The arrangement in the figure will not work due to both
The First Law of
Thermodynamics
and
The Second Law of
Thermodynamics!

7. Entropy must increase in any process.
The arrangement in the figure will not work due to both
The First Law of
Thermodynamics
and
The Second Law of
Thermodynamics!
First Law of Thermodynamics =
Conservation of Total Energy.
Second Law of Thermodynamics =
Entropy must increase in any process.

8. Course Introduction & Organization
Syllabus, Grading
Communications, Lectures
Exams, Homework
Semester Project, Rules

9. Please Note & Use the Class Web Site!
Note: This website is
under construction!!

10. Please Note & Use the Class Web Site!
There, you will soon find:
1. Posted (Word format):
Syllabus, Help Resources, Homework Assignments & Solutions, Old Exams & Solutions.
Note: This website is
under construction!!

11. Please Note & Use the Class Web Site!
There, you will soon find:
1. Posted (Word format):
Syllabus, Help Resources, Homework Assignments & Solutions, Old Exams & Solutions.
2. Posted (Power Point): Lectures
Note: This website is
under construction!!

12. Please Note & Use the Class Web Site!
There, you will soon find:
1. Posted (Word format):
Syllabus, Help Resources, Homework Assignments & Solutions, Old Exams & Solutions.
2. Posted (Power Point): Some Lectures
3. Posted: IMPORTANT
Class Announcements & Calendar Items!
Note: This website is
under construction!!

13. Please Note & Use the Class Web Site!
There, you will soon find:
1. Posted (Word format):
Syllabus, Help Resources, Homework Assignments & Solutions, Old Exams & Solutions.
2. Posted (Power Point): Lectures
3. Posted: IMPORTANT
Class Announcements & Calendar Items!
4. Posted: Other items relating to this class.
Note: This website is
under construction!!

14. Please Note & Use the Class Web Site!
There, you will soon find:
1. Posted (Word format):
Syllabus, Help Resources, Homework Assignments & Solutions, Old Exams & Solutions.
2. Posted (Power Point): Lectures
3. Posted: IMPORTANT
Class Announcements & Calendar Items!
4. Posted: Other items relating to this class.
PLEASE!!
Get into the habit of checking this page often!
Note: This website is
under construction!!

15. The Announcement Page:
Linked from the Physics 4302 Web Page is:
The Announcement Page:
Contains Class Announcements &
Major Calendar Items.
Please check it often!

16. bio_myles/bio_myles.php &
Linked from the Physics 4302 Web Page is:
The Announcement Page:
Contains Class Announcements &
Major Calendar Items.
Please check it often!
If you are interested, you might also check out
My Web Pages at:
bio_myles/bio_myles.php &

17. http://www.phys.ttu.edu/~cmyles /
In order to encourage you to at least look at
My Web Pages at:
bio_myles/bio_myles.php & /
Next Class Friday, Jan. 18, two of the quiz questions will be:
1. How long have I been a faculty member at TTU (what year did I start as an Assistant Professor)?
2. At which university did I earn my PhD?
Hint: It was NOT TTU!!

18. Physics 4302 Email Distribution List!
It is Important that that I have the correct address for you!!!
I’ve constructed an distribution list based on addresses from TTU Student Records. I’ll use it to make important class announcements!!!
PLEASE: Check your OFTEN!!!
Please tell me if you change your address! Thank You!!

19. Me (office hours or not!)
Where to Go for Help??
Your Fellow Students!!!
An effective strategy is to work on homework & to study for exams together in a group.
This is how professionals work in the “real world”.
Me (office hours or not!)
The Internet!!!
There are LARGE numbers of Statistical Physics Help sites! Using Google & typing in “Statistical Physics Help” gives 19,600,000 hits!!!!
The Class Web Page!
It exists primarily to be of help to you!!

20. To Succeed in this Course
See the document (downloadable from the webpage!):
“How to Succeed in Statistical Physics
by Really Trying”!
READ the book(s), which cost you many $$$!
It’s most effective to read the material BEFORE I lecture over it.
WORK the assigned homework problems!!
No looking at solutions from previous years
or solutions found on the web! That is CHEATING! Copying solutions & being an expert at using Google to find problem solutions will NOT teach you physics!
WORK extra problems!

21. To Succeed in this Course
ATTENDANCE!!!
COME TO CLASS!!
There is a correlation between attendance & grades! Also, skipping means that you are WASTING the tuition & fees that you (or your someone) paid! With tuition & fees for a full-time (in state) grad student, each class meeting costs about $39. Each time you skip, you are throwing away $39. After a while this adds up! My lectures may not be entertaining or brilliant, but I do expose you to the material.

22. Extra Credit?

23. Hopefully, this isn’t you, because my answer will always be NO!!!
Extra Credit?
Hopefully, this isn’t you, because my answer will always be NO!!!

24. Please read my s!

25. Read the Syllabus!