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  • #46
    Originally posted by SpencerH
    I was wondering what "statistical mechanics" was, so I opened up the PDF. It looks like basic thermodynamics and newtonian-type stuff ie memorize a few formulae then rearrange to get the answer (not that I could do it now).
    That test is very heavily oriented to classical thermo, yes (first half of course). Only true stat mech question is #3 and that one is almost trivial.

    That's part of why it's so easy. This test

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    is much more oriented towards stat mech
    Last edited by KrazyHorse; December 7, 2008, 14:02.
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    • #47
      Originally posted by Ramo
      Hated my thermo/stat mech class as an undergrad. The book was awful ('specially the thermo section). Turned out I've mostly been doing nonequilibrium thermo for the past year...
      Which book? I love Reif. Everybody else hates it.
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      • #48
        Originally posted by Krill
        ****s sake KH, I can do some of those questions and I'm only a ****ty chemist. 1, 2, 3 a+b aren't that bad...
        Yeah, I know. It's ridiculous.

        The 2004 exam is much more reasonable. Still very short for a 3 hour exam as well as being fairly straightforward.
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        • #49
          I can't remember how to do any of that stuff. Guess I never learned it well enough to sink in.

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          • #50
            Originally posted by KrazyHorse


            Which book? I love Reif. Everybody else hates it.
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            http://www.amazon.com/Classical-Statistical-Thermodynamics-Ashley-Carter/dp/0137792085
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