Physics 5305 (Statistical Physics)
Homework Assignments & Solutions
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ATTENTION!
Hopefully, solutions will be posted in a timely fashion in Spring, 2008!
Solutions Posted only after the due date, of course!

        Assignment # 1: Reif, Ch. 1: Introduction to Statistical Methods
                                        Problems:
#1,2,3,4,5,9,10,11,15

                                        Solution Pages: 1


        Assignment # 2:
Reif, Ch. 2: Statistical Description of Systems of Particles
                                         Problems:
#1,3,4,7,10

                                       Solution Pages:
1

        Assignment # 3: Reif, Ch. 3: Statistical Thermodynamics
                                         Problems:
#1,2,3,4,5

                                         Solution Pages: 1


        Assignment # 4: Reif, Ch. 4: Macroscopic Parameters and Their Measurement
                                         Problems:
#1,2,3,4,5
                                         Solution Pages: 1


        Assignment # 5: Reif, Ch. 5: Simple Applications of Macroscopic Thermodynamics
                                         Suggested Problems:
#1,2,4,7,10
                                         Solution Pages: 1

        Assignment # 6: Reif, Ch. 6: Basic Methods & Results of Statistical Mechanics
                                         Problems:
#1,3,4,5,11
                                         Solution Pages: 1

        Assignment # 7: Reif, Ch. 7: Simple Applications of Statistical Mechanics
                                         Problems:
#1,3,4,7,8
                                         Solution Pages: 1 

        Assignment # 8: Reif, Ch. 9: Quantum Statistics of Ideal Gases
                                         Problems:
#1,3,5,10,20,22

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