Final Review 2
Final Review 2
This is a final review for the last 1/4 of the course. This is a very short lecture, because we had a field trip to go s... Read more
12 Dec 2005
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Final Review 1
Final Review 1
This is a final review for the first 3/4 of the course.Lecture Audio
5 Dec 2005
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Lecture 24: Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem
Lecture 24: Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem
We finish two more examples of the Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem. This is a theorem that pops up everywhere! It means ... Read more
1 Dec 2005
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Lecture23: Brownian Motion and Diffusion
Lecture23: Brownian Motion and Diffusion
Brownian motion was discovered by a botanist named Brown, when he looked at water under a microscope, and observed polle... Read more
30 Nov 2005
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Lecture 22: Nucleation in First Order (Abrupt) Phase Transitions
Lecture 22: Nucleation in First Order (Abrupt) Phase Transitions
Supercooling Demonstration (thanks to special guest Prof. Ken Ritchie): Put filtered water in a plastic bottle in your... Read more
16 Nov 2005
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Lecture 21: Alloys, Mixing, and Phase Separation
Lecture 21: Alloys, Mixing, and Phase Separation
Oil and water -- they don't mix. Or do they? Due to the entropy of mixing, any tiny amount of impurity is highly favor... Read more
15 Nov 2005
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Lecture 20: Landau Theory of Phase Transitions; Oil, Water, and Alloys
Lecture 20: Landau Theory of Phase Transitions; Oil, Water, and Alloys
Now that we know what order parameters are (see last lecture), we'll use the order parameter of a phase to construct the... Read more
10 Nov 2005
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Lecture 19: Symmetries, Order Parameters, and the Failure of Reductionism
Lecture 19: Symmetries, Order Parameters, and the Failure of Reductionism
We finish the van der Waals equation of state, and use it to illustrate the liquid-gas phase transition. It turns out t... Read more
8 Nov 2005
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Lecture 18: Van Der Waals and Geckos
Lecture 18: Van Der Waals and Geckos
We derive the shape of the phase boundary for solid to gas transitions (sublimation), examples being dry ice (CO2) or ic... Read more
2 Nov 2005
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Lecture 17: Introduction to Phase Transitions
Lecture 17: Introduction to Phase Transitions
We finish discussing chemical reactions, including how fast they progress, and what a catalyst can do for you. Then we ... Read more
31 Oct 2005
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