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Chemistry 8561, Fall Semester, 2008Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics, and Kinetics I13:15–14:15, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 121 Smith Hallhttp://www.chem.umn.edu/groups/siepmann/teaching/Chem8561.htmlIlja Siepmann, 227 Smith Hall, [email protected] office hours: any timeVolunteer TAs: Kelly Anderson, Katie Maerzke, and Neeraj Rai, 487 KolthoffGeneral Information: Chemistry 8561 is the first part of a two-semester sequence andwill cover (i) an introduction to statistical mechanics of ideal systems and liquids and (ii)an introduction to molecular simulations of strongly interacting systems.Textbook: “Statistical Mechanics” by D onald A. McQuarrie (University Science Books,2000 (1976)) is the recommended textbook. Another goo d book is “An Introduction toStatistical Thermodynamics” by Terrell L. Hill (Dover, 1986).Examinations: There will be five to six 15-minute quizzes at the beginning of class onrandom dates. One 50-minute midterm exam will be given on Friday, October 17.This exam is scheduled during the normal lecture period. The final exam is scheduled forSaturday, December 13, from 13:30 to 15:30 and will also be in 121 Smith Hall. Theexams are not open book. Calculators are required, but programmable calculators withalphanumeric keypads can only be used on an honor basis during exams.Homework:Six homework assignments will be distributed on Wednesday throughout thesemester (and posted on the web-site). Homework assignments should be carried out insmall groups (consisting of no more than 3 students). Assignments (one per group) willbe collected on the following Wednesday.Computational Projects:The projects should be carried out in groups of two or threestudents. You have to present your results in the form of a 40-minute talk to the class(most likely during a workshop on Friday, December 19) .Presentation of Classic Papers: Several classes will focus on discussion of classic re-search papers and will require the prior reading of these papers. Each student has to selectone paper from the list of classics (provided later) and introduce them (circa 25 minutes)to the group for the discussion. All students should read the two papers of-the-day beforeclass.Grading:Final Grades will be calculated from a weighted average of the performancesin the quizzes (12.5%), the midterm exam (12.5%), the final exam (25%), the homeworkassignments (12.5%), the classics presentation (12.5%), and the computational project(25%). [Registered st udents who do not complete the course will receive an F, unless theyofficially withdraw from the course. Incompletes will be given only when discussed withand approved by the instructor before the end of the semester.]Schedule:The following is the lecture and examination schedule, along with readingassignments. There is some flexibility in the lecture schedule: we may cover more or lessmaterial depending on the needs and desires of the class. Some additional class periodsmay be scheduled toward the end of the semester. Please note the starting time of 13:15.1Chemistry 8561, Schedule for Fall 08DATE TOPICS READING HWW 9/3 Introduction; Three postulates 1.1 – 1.5 H1F 9/5 Canonical ensemble 2.1 – 2.4M 9/8 Canonical ensemble (contd.)W 9/10 µVT and NpT ensembles 3.1 – 3.2 H2F 9/12 µVT and NpT ensembles (contd.)M 9/15 no class (SFI review panel)W 9/17 no class (SFI review panel)F 9/19 Fluctuations and Boltzmann statistics 3.3, 4.1M 9/22 Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein statistics 4.2W 9/24 Ideal monatomic gas 5.1 – 5.3 H3F 9/26 no class (UW-EC seminar)M 9/29 Ideal monatomic gas (contd.)W 10/1 Ideal diatomic gas 6.1 – 6.3 H4F 10/3 Ideal diatomic gas (contd.)M 10/6 Ideal polyatomic gas 8.1 – 8.4W 10/8 Classical statistical mechanics 7.1 – 7.3 H5F 10/10 Chemical Equilibrium 9.1 – 9.3M 10/13 Crystals 11.1 – 11.6W 10/15 ReviewF 10/17 Midterm ExamM 10/20 Imperfect gases 12.1 – 12.3, 12.7W 10/22 Cell theory of liquids Hill 16 H6F 10/24 Distribution functions 13.1 – 13.3M 10/27 Introduction of computational projectsW 10/29 Discussion of Classics I & IIF 10/31 Monte Carlo acceptance rulesM 11/3 Biased MC techniquesW 11/5 Discussion of Classics III & IVF 11/7 MC in other ensemblesM 11/10 MC for thermal propertiesW 11/12 Discussion of Classics V & VIF 11/14 Molecular dynamics integratorsM 11/17 no class (AIChE Annual Meeting)W 11/19 no class (AIChE Annual Meeting)F 11/21 no class (AIChE Annual Meeting)M 11/24 Discussion of Classics VII & VIIIW 11/26 Calculation of time-dependent propertiesF 11/28 HolidayM 12/1 Discussion of Classics IX & XW 12/3 Discussion of Classics XI & XIIF 12/5 Advanced free energy methodsM 12/8 Discussion of Classics XIII & XIVW 12/10 Discussion of Classics XV & XVIS 12/13 13:30 – 15:30 FINAL EXAMF 12/19 10:00 – 16:00


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