Study guide 8b:  Thursday of Week 8
    • am:  Thermal Physics
    • pm:  Quantum Mechanics
    Physical Systems 1998-99
    with E.J. Zita
    Overview            Team 1            Team 2

    Overview: K&K Ch.7 and start QM in Griffiths Ch.3

    On Thursday morning, Zita will introduce Ch.7 of Thermal Physics.  Then Team 1 has about an hour to do their example and activity,  and get us started on some group work. (Karen, Caylin, Jennifer, Tommy, Craig, Christopher, Greg, Seth)
     

    On Thursday afternoon, Don will introduce Ch.3 of Griffiths.   Then Team 2 will have about an hour to do their example and activity,  and get us started on some group work. (Karen, Caylin, Jennifer, Tommy, Greg, Seth)

    Everyone please bring a question on each chapter.
     

    Team 1: K&K Ch.7:  Fermi and Bose Gases

    Craig and Christopher
    Read Ch.7, reread the part on Fermi gases,
    work through the example of the ground state of a fermi gas in 3D, and try problem # 2

    Note your questions as you work through this, and write them down.
    Questions which you answer in the process:  pose these to the class, to help them gain the understanding you just achieved.
    Questions which you still have:  ask Zita in class.

    Facilitate an activity to help us understand the density of states.
    (Handy pronounciation key:  Fermi =  fair-me;  Bose rhymes with rose, in America )

    Prepare #2 for presentation to the class in about half an hour.  Be careful to define terms (with units) and explicitly state any assumptions you make.   Draw enlightening diagrams and plots.  Get as far as you reasonably can on it, and Zita will help with the rest.

    Team 2:  Griffiths QM Ch.3:

    Seth and Greg
    Review the linear algebra we learned in Barger & Olsson and Grossman.
    Read Ch.3.1-3.  Use Problem 3.13 to show how to get the matrix in 3.17, then try problem 3.17.

    Note your questions as you work through this, and write them down.
    Questions which you answer in the process:  pose these to the class, to help them gain the understanding you just achieved.
    Questions which you still have:  ask Don in class.

    Facilitate an activity to help us understand eigenvalues.
    (Handy pronounciation key:  eigenvalues =  eye-gun-values;  Hermitian = herm-ish-an)

    Prepare #17  for presentation to the class in about half an hour. Be careful to define terms (with units) and explicitly state any assumptions you make. Draw enlightening diagrams and plots.   Get as far as you reasonably can on it, and Don will help with the rest.

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