Instructors

Prof. Deborah K. Fygenson, deborah@physics.ucsb.edu
  • Office Hours:.Wednesdays 2-3 pm and Thursdays 3:30-4:30 pm in Broida 2419 (my office) x2449
    Office H or by appointment, just ask!
TA: Preeti Ovartchaiyapong, pov@physics.ucsb.edu
  • Office Hours: Thursdays, 11 - 12:30 pm in Broida 1019 (Physics Study Room)
    •               (also Fridays, 10 - 11:30 am)

Textbooks

Primary: An Introduction to Thermal Physics, by Daniel V. Schroeder
On reserve at the library:
  • An Introduction to Thermal Physics, Schroeder
  • Thermal Physics, Kittel and Kroemer
  • Fundamentals of Statistical & Thermal Physics, Reif
  • Classical & Statistical Thermographics, Carter
You can check the status of books by visiting the library's Course Reserve website, and searching for PHYS119B.

Homework

All assignments are from Schroeder. Solutions will be posted for download from this site as they come due.
    Homework Timing Homework will be due at the beginning of every lecture, as listed on the weekly calendar.
    Exception: the first homework will be due on Friday, January 7.
    Homework Evaluation Homework grades will be posted on GauchoSpace and graded homeworks will be returned during TA office hours between 1 and 2 weeks after their due date.
    Late submissions will be penalized and may not be graded until the end of the quarter.
    Point value of assigned problems are listed in the description of each homework assignment. In general, each assigned problem or sub-problem will be awarded 2 pts if work is well-documented and correct, 1 pt if incorrect or correct but poorly documented and 0 pts if not attempted.
    You can earn points for any unassigned problems from Chapters 6, 7 or 8 in Schroeder. These can be turned in at any time, but will be graded only as time permits (i.e., possibly not until after the last lecture). For each such problem (or sub-problem) you will be awarded 1 pt if your work is well-documented and correct, 1/2 pt if it is incorrect or correct but poorly documented.
    Homework Grades will be computed from the ratio of points earned to points assigned.

Grading

    Participation....5%;   Homework....10%;   Midterm1....25%;   Midterm2....25%;   Final....35%