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An introduction to the classical and statistical thermodynamics of materials. Topics include the "zeroth" law of thermodynamics; the first law (work, internal energy, heat, enthalpy, heat capacity); the second law of thermodynamics (heat engines, Carnot cycle, Clausius inequality, entropy, absolute temperature); equilibrium of single-component systems (free energy, thermodynamic potentials, chemical potential, phase changes); equilibrium of multicomponent systems and chemical thermodynamics; phase diagrams; and the basics of statistical physics (single and multiple particle partition functions, configurational entropy, statistical thermodyanmics of solid solutions).
Professor Todd
C. Hufnagel
Office: Maryland 111
Office phone: (410) 516-6277
E-mail:
Office Hours: Open door policy. Email me if you'd like to make an appointment for a specific time time.
The strength of this university depends on academic and personal integrity. In this course, as in all others, I expect you to be honest and truthful. Ethical violations include cheating on exams, plagiarism, unauthorized collaboration, alteration of graded assignments, forgery, falsification, lying, facilitating academic dishonesty, and unfair competition.
Specific guideliness for this course will be discussed on the first day of class, and will appear on the syllabus. If you have any questions about the policies for this course, please ask. If you have any questions about what might constitute a violation, please ask. In particular, many students do not understand plagiarism; if this includes you, please take a look at What is Plagiarism? from Georgetown University.
Many students believe that if they do not cheat they have fulfilled the requirements of academic integrity. This is incorrect. If you witness or otherwise become aware of any ethical violations in this course, it is your duty as a member of our academic community to report them to me. If you wish, you are entitled to consult the associate dean of students, the chair of the Ethics Board, or both, beforehand.
For more information, see the guide on Academic Ethics for Undergraduates or the Ethics Board web site.
These materials are Copyright(C) 2003-4 by Todd C. Hufnagel. You may download the lecture materials for your own, individual, educational use only. You may not use these materials for any other purpose (including classroom or other teaching), or redistribute them in any form, without the written consent of the author.
Some of these handouts contain figures from copyrighted sources. In order to comply with U.S. copyright law, these handouts are not available on line. Please see Professor Hufnagel for copies.