HW #1

9/1/2004

Read the Notes; Make calculations using given probability formulae.

HW #2, 3, 4, &5

Due next Wednesday (Oct 6, 2004)
1. Find errors in Gang Chen's Book - Chapter 2.
2. Derive Eqs. (2.25), (2.26), and (2.27) in Chapter 2 in Gang Chen's book.
3. Derive Eq. (2.30).

Due next next Wednesday (Oct 13, 2004)
1. Find errors in Gang Chen's Book - Chapter 4.

HW #6

HW #7

SOLUTIONS

1. Find errors in Gang Chen's Book - Chapter 5 (excluding 5.2.3).

2. Solve Problems 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.8 5.9

3. Derivation of the assigned equation

HW #8

HW #9

Find errors in Gang Chen's Book - Chapter 6 (1)

Boltzmann Constant; Umklapp scattering

HW #10

HW #11

1. Finish reading and correcting Chapter 6. (due Dec. 1, Wednesday)

2. Solve Problems 6/ 2, 6, 7, 17 (due Dec. 1, Wednesday)

HW #12

HW #13

1. Define Temperature starting from the review paper by Chaill et al. Write a detailed 1-page discussion, using the references from the paper. (due Dec. 8, Wednesday).

2. Read and correct Chapter 7. (due Dec. 8, Wednesday)