lecture notes

A word file is attached.

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• A small system in thermal contact with a large system
• The Boltzmann factor
• Partition function
• The probability for a system in thermal equilibrium with a reservoir to be in a specific state
• The probability for a system in thermal equilibrium with a reservoir to be in a configuration
• Thermal fluctuation of an RNA molecule
• A matter of words
  

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The notes are attached.  See related notes on thermodynamics.

Update on 26 September 2008: An updated file on elements of linear elasticity is posted. You can still access the older version by clicking "revisions".

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This page is for ES 240 taught in Fall 2013.  See also

• ES 240 taught in Fall 2008
• ES 240 taught in Fall 2006

Fall 2013, MWF 10-11 am, Maxwell-Dworkin Laboratory 319