Physics 6562: Statistical Mechanics 2024 Homework and Exams

Jim Sethna

For computer exercises, hints are available in Mathematica and Python. For python, we recommend the Anaconda distribution.

Exercises

Computer exercise hints and other course materials can be found at https://sethna.lassp.cornell.edu/StatMech/EOPCHintsAndMaterials.html

Exercise Set 1.
Exercise Set 2.
Exercise Set 3.
Exercise Set 4.
Exercise Set 5.
Exercise Set 6.
Exercise Set 7.
Prelim (Will be available Friday March 10 at 11am. Due the following Monday March 13 at 10:10am, in class.)
Exercise Set 8.
Exercise Set 9.
Exercise Set 10.
Exercise Set 11.
Exercise Set 12.
Exercise Set 13.
Exercise Set 14.
Takehome final exam

Exercises from 2023 and earlier

Jim Sethna, sethna@lassp.cornell.edu.

Statistical Mechanics: Entropy, Order Parameters, and Complexity, Second Edition, available at Oxford University Press.