PHYS1013 - Energy and Matter

This course is a first introduction to kinetic theory, thermodynamics and entropy. The syllabus is here . 2025 Lectures are 12-1pm Mondays (29/1101) & 9-11am Tuesday (58/1067) Problem Classes are 11am-noon Wednesdays (100/3023) and 11am-noon Thursdays (100/3023). NE attends the problem classes so you can ask general questions on the course rather than holding online office hours.

Resources: Printed course notes here . Nick's hand written lecture notes: Introduction ; Phenomenology ; Kinetic Theory ; Partial Differentiation ; First Law ; Second Law ; Zeroth Law ; Entropy ; Thermodynamic Potentials ; Phases of Matter The powerpoint slides from lectures: week 1 ; week 2 ; week 3 ; week 4 ; week 5 ; Industrial Revolution ; week 7 ; week 8 ; week 9 Slides from the revision sessions: session 1 ; session 2 ; session 3 ; session 4 A set of pdf slides for the course from a previous lecturer are here . Weekly non-assessed tutorial and workshop problem: week 1 ; week 2 ; week 3 ; week 4 ; week 5 ; week 6 ; week 7 Past mid-semester tests: 2022 paper and solutions; 2023 paper and solutions. A resource teaching PHYSICS KEY SKILLS here . The ultra brief synoptic course summary is here. Past exam papers are available from the here . The examination physical constants sheet is here.