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PhysicsIII–Thermodynamics,WavesandOptics
Phys-UA95
Fall2016
Professor
FrankA.Moscatelli Office:Meyer703
Email:[email protected] Telephone:212-998-7729
Officehours: M.1PM-3PM,
Tu.Anytimebyappointment
Wed.11AM–12noon
TeachingAssistants
MarcWilliamson,email:[email protected]
XiaoyiXie,email:[email protected]
TAofficehoursareusuallyimmediatelyafterrecitationsessionorbyappointment.
Administration
WilliamLePage
Office:Meyer424
Email:[email protected]
Telephone212-998-7704
MeetingTimes
Lectures:M.W.9:30–10:45
Meyer122
Recitation002:Th.9:30–10:45 Meyer433
Recitation003:Tu.3:30–4:45 Meyer264
Recitation004:W.4:45–6:10
Meyer425B
CourseText(s)
UniversityPhysics,14theditionbyYoungandFreedman,PearsonAddisonWesley
(2012).ThisisthesametextusedforPhysicsIandIIsoyoualreadyhaveit.Wewill
coverchapters14–20and32–36althoughnotinthatorder.Homeworkandexam
questionswillbefrom,andatthelevelof,thisbook,respectively.
UntitledWavesManuscriptbyDavidMorin.ThePDFversionisavailableat
http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~djmorin/book.html.ScrolldowntoWaves.
Thistreatmentisatahigherlevel,butisreadableforthoseinterested.Itisalsoa
goodintroductiontothemethodsinsubsequentphysicscoursessuchasClassical
andQuantumWaves,PHYS105.
TheFeynmanLecturesinPhysics.Alsoavailableat
http://www.feynmanlectures.info/. Thisclassictexthasanexcellenttreatmentof
thermalandstatisticalphysics.
PreandCorequisites
PhysicsI&IIwithagradeofCorbetterorpermissionofthedepartment.Calculus
III (V63.0123) or Intensive Calculus II (V63.0222) can be taken concurrently with
thiscourse.Wewillusesomebasiclinearalgebrathatwewilllearnasareviewor
new material. Physics majors must also register for Intermediate Experimental
Physics I (V85.0096). This is a separate course with a one hour fifteen minute
lectureandanafternoonlab.
NYUClasses
Allcourseannouncements,homework,solutions,examdateswillonthecourse
websitethroughNYUClasses.
Homework
ProblemsetswillbeassignedweeklyandpostedonNYUClasses.Theyaredueon
Fridaysat5:00PMinaboxinthePhysicsOffice,Meyer424.Theywillbegradedand
returnedinclassatasubsequenttime.SolutionswillbepostedonNYUClasses.To
getfullcredit,thecorrectanswermustbegivenalongwithallworkshown.Graders
willawardpartialcredit,butdoingsoismoredifficultifyourworkissloppyand/or
poorlyorganizedonthepage.Neatness,althoughnotawardedperse,workstoyour
advantage.Incalculatingyourhomeworkaverage,wewilldropyourlowestgrade.
Recitation
Recitationisanintegral,essentialpartofthecourse.Problemsolvingtechniques
arehonedbyrepeatedpracticeeitheraloneoringroups.Recitationattendanceisas
expectedasitisforlecture.Infact,yourparticipationinrecitationispartofyour
overallgrade.ItisyourresponsibilitytocontactyourTAifyoucannotmakea
sectionandarrangetoattendanotheroneforthatweek.
Exams
Therewillbetwoin-classmidterms(WednesdayOct.5andWednesdayNov.16)as
wellasafinalexam.ThefinalisscheduledforMonday19Decemberat8:00–
9:50AMinournormallecturehall,Meyer122.Ifyouknowyouwillmissanexamit
isessentialthatyounotifymeasearlyaspossible.
GradingBreakdown
Homework 25%
Recitation 10%
Midterms(both)
40%
Final 25%
Collaborationandpermittedaids
Physicsisoftenacollaborativeendeavor.Youareencouragedtoworkwithyour
classmatesonhomeworkassignments,butyoumustproduceyourownwork.You
mayworkthroughaproblemtogetherontheblackboardthentranscribeand
condensetheargumentsonyourindividualassignments.Youmaynotcopydirectly
fromoneassignmenttoanother.Youmayexplaintoaclassmatehowyousolveda
problem.Youmaynotgiveaclassmateacopyofyourhomeworktoconsult.List
yourcollaboratorsoneachproblemset.
Onhomework,youmayofcourseuseanyorourtextbooksandlecturenotes.You
maynotusesolutionsetsproducedforothercoursesorpreviousyearsofthis
course(e.g.thatyoumightfindonlineorbegivenbyafriend).Ifyouuseany
resourcesotherthanthecoursetexts,courselecturenotes,orcoursesectionnotes,
listthemonyourproblemset.
Unlesswetellyouspecificallyotherwise,youmaynotuseanyaid(books,notes,
calculators,etc.)onanyquizorexam.Ifyouhaveanyquestionaboutwhatis
permitted,pleaseconsultthecoursestaff.
YouarealsoremindedoftheUniversitypolicyonacademichonestydescribedinthe
Handbook.InstancesofcheatingwillbereferredtotheDirectorofUndergraduate
Studieswithaminimumoutcomeofafailinggradeinthecourse.
Scheduleoflecturetopics(approximate)
Reading Other
Temperature&heat
17.0-17.5
Phasechanges&thermaltransport
17.6-17.7 Equationsofstate&theidealgaslaw
18.0-18.3 Feynman39
Gasvelocitydistribution&heatcapacities
18.4-18.6 Feynman39
Firstlaw&work,thermodynamicpaths 19.0-19.4 Feynman44-1
Adiabaticprocesses,specificheatratio 19.5-19.8 Feynman44-2
Heatengines:cyclicprocesses&efficiency
20.0-20.6 Feynman44-3,4
Entropyandthesecondlawofthermodynamics 20.7-20.8 Feynman44-5,6
Boltzmannlaw&Equipartitiontheoremrevisited
LinearAlgebraReview,midtermreview
MidtermExam1Wednesday5October
Introtowaves,reviewofSHM
14.1–15.3Morin1
Coupledoscillators Morin2
Translationalinvariance,thewaveequation
Morin2
Mechanicalwaves:dynamics
15.4-15.8 Morin4
Harmonicanalysis:Fourierseries Morin3.1
Sound:pressurewaves;standingwaves 16.0-16.5 Morin5
Sound:interference;Dopplereffect
16.6-16.9
Light:EMwaves,polarization
32.0-32.5 Morin8
Light:Reflection&refraction
33.0-33.4
MidtermExam2Wednesday16November.
Geometricoptics:sphericalmirrors
34.0-34.2
Geometricoptics:thinlenses
Opticaldevices:eye,telescope&microscope
Interference:2-slit&filminterference Fresnel&Fraunhofer:1-slitdiffraction Multiple-slitdiffraction&gratings X-rays,holography&resolvingpower
Final19December.
34.3-34.4
34.5-34.8
35.0-35.4 Morin9
36.0-36.3 Morin9
36.4-36.5 Morin9
36.6-36.8
NB:DuetomissingtwoMondays,oneonLabordayandoneonOctober10(fall
recess,akaColumbusDay),NYUhascreateda"legislativeday"onTuesday,
December13:classeswillmeetaccordingtoaMondayscheduleonthat
day.Wewill,therefore,havethreeclassesthatweek.M,TuandWed,Dec.12,13,
14.ThesewillbeourfinalclassesbeforetheFinalExamonDec19.