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Dr. Rhett Herman rherman@radford.edu Professor of Physics and Adjunct Professor of Geology Director, Radford University Planetarium Office: 135 Curie Hall (540) 831-5441 (office phone) (540) 831-5652 (department) (540) 831-5732 (fax) Department of Physics PO Box 6983 Radford University Radford, Virginia 24142 PHYS 330 class information The PHYS 330 class information sheet I handed out the first day of class. The example Mathematica notebook that I'll update as we go through the semester. Be sure to right-click and "save link as" this file--don't just click on this link and try to open it directly from the web The textbook for this class is "An Introduction to Thermal Physics" by Daniel V. Schroeder. There is also a corrections page which keeps track of small things that could throw off the reader. If things seem out of whack as you're reading the book then be sure to check this page to see if it's real or not. Links relevant to this class: The NIST Chemistry webbook which includes a lot of thermodynamic data (enthalpies of formation, heat capacities, entropy values, etc.) that you will be expected to look up here. WebElements.com which has a lot of physical information about individual elements. Wiki (dur) Homework homework #1. Due Friday August 31 by 5:30pm (yes, it's short, but it will get you off on the right track) homework #2. Due Friday September 7 by 5:30pm. homework #3. Do not turn this in since there is the first test this Friday. I will post my solutions so that you can check your work. homework #4. Due Friday September 21 by 5:30pm. homework #5. Due Friday September 28 by 5:30pm. homework #6. Do not turn this in since there is a test this Friday. I will post my solutions so that you can check your work. homework #7. Due Saturday October 13 by 4:00pm. homework #8. Due Saturday October 20 by 4:00pm. homework #9. Do not turn this in since there is a test next Monday/Tuesday. I will post my solutions so that you can check your work. homework #10. Due Wednesday November 7 by 12noon. homework #11. Due Sunday November 11 by 4:00pm. homework #12. Due Tuesday November 27 by 5:00pm.