The calendar includes a complete listing of 
lecture topics and subject areas covered for each, as well as links to accompanying 
assignments and 
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  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 1 |  |  |  | Introduction and Course Description |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 2 |  |  |  | Course Survey |  |  |  | Problem Set 1 (PDF - 1.2 MB) |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 3 |  |  |  | Thermodynamic Variables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 4 |  |  |  | State Variables and Functions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Recitation 2 (PDF) |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 6 |  |  |  | Thermodynamic Systems and Processes |  |  |  | Problem Set 2 (PDF - 1 MB) |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 7 |  |  |  | Energy and Work |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 8 |  |  |  | Properties of Materials |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Recitation 3 (PDF - 1 MB)  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 10 |  |  |  | Stored Energy in Solids, First Law for Fluids |  |  |  | Problem Set 3 (PDF -  2.1 MB) |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 11 |  |  |  | Quasi-static Processes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Recitation 4 |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 13 |  |  |  | Heat Capacities and Gaseous Behavior |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 14 |  |  |  | Internal Energy and Enthalpy for Fluids |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Problem Set 4 (PDF) |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 16 |  |  |  | Thermodynamic Functions for General Systems |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Recitation 5 |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 18 |  |  |  | Exam I |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 19 |  |  |  | The Second Law |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 20 |  |  |  | Heat Stored during Phase Changes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 21 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Recitation 6 Review 1 |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 22 |  |  |  | Gibbs Free Energy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 23 |  |  |  | Entropy Content in Materials |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 24 |  |  |  | Conditions of Equilibrium |  |  |  | Problem Set 5 (PDF - 1 MB) |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 25 |  |  |  | Describing the State of an Alloy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 26 |  |  |  | Generalized Conditions for Equilibrium |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 27 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Recitation 8 |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 28 |  |  |  | The Chemical Potential |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 29 |  |  |  | Mathematics of Thermodynamics |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 30 |  |  |  | Mathematical Relations and Changing  Variables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 31 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Recitation 9 |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 32 |  |  |  | Mathematics and Stability |  |  |  | Problem Set 6 (PDF - 1 MB) and 7 (PDF)  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 33 |  |  |  | Implications of Equilibrium and Gibbs-Duhem |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 34 |  |  |  | Symmetry and Equilibrium |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 35 |  |  |  | The Gibbs Phase Rule and its Application |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 36 |  |  |  | Exam II |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 37 |  |  |  | Gibbs Free Energy and Phase Diagrams |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 38 |  |  |  | Uniformity of Chemical Potential at Equilibrium |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 39 |  |  |  | Important Geometrical Constructions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 40 |  |  |  | Phase Diagrams |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 41 |  |  |  | Using Phase Diagrams |  |  |  | Problem Set 8 (PDF - 1.1 MB) |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 42 |  |  |  | Graduate Student Presentation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 43 |  |  |  | Solution Thermodynamics |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 44 |  |  |  | Unstable Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 45 |  |  |  | Equilibrium Conditions for Solid Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   | 46 |  |  |  | Equilibrium Conditions for Charged Species |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |   
						
				 
				
			
				 
	                  
				
			 
			
			          	
          
	
           
        
        
        
		     
        
         
      
      
      
      
       
    
    
     
  
     
  
	
						
				
				
				
		
			 
	
	
		
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