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LECTURES, CLASSES AND TUTORIALS


Alexander Schekochihin

Lectures: A1 (2nd year), Kinetic Theory (MMathPhys)
Tutorials: Papers CP3/4 (1st year), A1 (2nd year) and B1-I (3rd year)

  Michaelmas Term 2015

NOTES: If you are meeting me in ThPhys-2.5 (this is in 1 Keble Road, R. Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics) and there is no one at the reception to let you in, please ring my mobile phone 07766138996 or office 01865 273 980.

1st and 2nd years: Your classes will normally be on Friday or Saturday (before lunch) and the corresponding problem sheets will be due on Sunday night following the class (except if indicated otherwise below), with follow-up tutes the week after. I suggest that you attempt the problem sheets before the class, so we could deal with some of the arising problems in class. If you do not do that, it may turn out to be difficult for you to finish your homework on time.

Everyone: Please turn in your homework by leaving it in the pidgeon hole of Adrian Menssen, who will be helping with the marking this year. Adrian and I cannot guarantee that work that is turned in late will be looked at. He will forward your homeworks to me and I will either leave them in your pidges or bring them to the tute. In the case of the latter eventuality, please make notes for yourselves while doing the homeworks to make sure you have a programme for what to discuss during the tutes. Note that Adrian also serves as a graduate mentor and you are encouraged to request appointments with him (although not guaranteed that he will have time for you) if after the tutes are done you are still having difficulties with the material.      

CP3/4: Half of the classes and tutorials will be given by Prof Christopher Ramsey. Please arrange your schedule (and process for turning in homework) with him directly.

CP3/4: Problem Sheets for MT-15 (this is last updated 3.12.15; check here for further updates!)
Andre Lukas's Problem Sets for V&M (same as for MT-14, as far as I can tell)
Pre-2013 Merton Maths questions (the V&M questions can be used for revision; others are mostly the same as in the new sheets)

My Lecture Notes on Dimensional Analysis (2011)
Richard Fern's typed version of these notes (2015)

A1: Course webpage

B1-I: Course webpage
B1-I: I will cover the Chaos etc. part of the course. Fluid dynamics will be covered by Richard Fern (arrange your schedule with him); Biophysics (last 6 lectures) by TBA (class in HT).
Some notes on Kolmogorov turbulence
Xmas Questions (totally optional)
clericsMS293.jpg
A sketch of students (or, perhaps, fellows) in a manuscript
of William of Ockham's commentary on Aristotle's
Physics (MS293 from the Merton College library,
image courtesy of J. Walwarth)
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Week
Date
Time
Place
Year
Class/Tute
Notes
I
Mon 12 Oct
17:00-19:00 Grove 1.8
1
Class-1
Extracurricular: Dimensional Analysis

Wed 14 Oct
12:00
Grove 1.8 1
Tute-1: Georgia Acton
Vacation Work or any other questions;
also bring the Dimensional Analysis
homework


12:30-13:00
Grove 1.8
1
Tute-1: Joey Li


14:15
Grove 1.8 1
Tute-1: Pablo Espinoza


14:45
Grove 1.8
1
Tute-1: Lucy Biddle


15:15-15:45
Grove 1.8
1
Tute-1: Kirill Sasin


18:00
Grove 1.8 1
Tute-1: Max Plummer


18:30-19:00
Grove 1.8 1
Tute-1: Uros Ristovojevic


20:30
Grove 1.8
1
Tute-1: Oliver Paulin


21:00-21:30
Grove 1.8
1
Tute-1: Matthew Davis

Fri 16 Oct
11:30-13:30
(please
confirm
that you are
free of labs)
Grove 1.8
1
Class-2
MT-1
(look at it it before class, prepare questions)
Integration
Gaussian integrals
Vector algebra
Einstein notation
II
Wed 21 Oct
11:15-11:45
Grove 1.8 1
Tute-2: Lucy Biddle MT-1 due Sun 18 Oct 23:59


16:00
Grove 1.8 1
Tute-2: Georgia Acton


16:30
Grove 1.8 1
Tute-2: Pablo Espinoza


17:00
Grove 1.8
1
Tute-2: Joey Li


17:30
Grove 1.8 1
Tute-2: Kirill Sasin


18:00
Grove 1.8 1
Tute-2: Max Plummer


18:30-19:00
Grove 1.8 1
Tute-2: Uros Ristovojevic


20:30
Grove 1.8
1
Tute-2: Oliver Paulin


21:00-21:30
Grove 1.8
1
Tute-2: Matthew Davis

Fri 23 Oct
11:30-13:30
(please
confirm
that you are
free of labs)
Grove 1.8
1
Class-3
MT-2
(look at it it before class, prepare questions)
Geometry
(homeworks and tutes
for MT-2 will be handled
by Prof Ramsey)
III
Tue 27 Oct
14:00-15:00
Fisher Rm, DWB
MMathPhys
Kinetic Theory Lecture 9

IV
Mon 2 Nov
10:00-11:00
Fisher Rm, DWB MMathPhys
Kinetic Theory Lecture 10
 


16:00-18:00
Fisher Rm, DWB MMathPhys
Kinetic Theory Lectures 11-12


Fri 6 Nov
17:00-19:00
Grove 1.8
2
Stat Phys Class-1 Intro to thermodynamics
Please read through your lecture notes
so far before class:
do you understand the construction
of thermodynamics?
V
Mon 9 Nov
10:00-11:00
Fisher Rm, DWB MMathPhys
Kinetic Theory Lecture 13



16:00-18:00
Fisher Rm, DWB MMathPhys
Kinetic Theory Lectures 14-15


Wed 11 Nov
17:00-19:00
Grove 1.8
3
Chaos Class-1
Dynamical systems

Sat 14 Nov
11:30-13:30
Grove 1.8
2
Stat Phys Class-2
Thermodynamics cont'd
Problem Set 1 due Sun 8 Nov 14:00
Look at Problem Set 2 before class
VI
Mon 16 Nov
10:00-11:00
Fisher Rm, DWB
MMathPhys
Kinetic Theory Lecture 16



16:00-17:00
Fisher Rm, DWB
MMathPhys
Kinetic Theory Lecture 17


Wed 18 Nov
12:00-13:00
Lindemann LT
2
A1 Lecture-1


17:00-19:00
Grove 1.8
3
Chaos Class-2
Lorentz attractor

Thu 19 Nov
12:00-13:00
Lindemann LT
2
A1 Lecture-2



15:00-15:30
Grove 1.8
2
Tute-1: Toby Adkins Problem Set 2 due Sun 15 Nov 19:00


15:30-16:30
Grove 1.8
2
Tute-1: David Hosking & Ewan McCulloch


16:30-17:30
Grove 1.8
2
Tute-1: Caleb Rich & Jacob White


18:00-19:00
Grove 1.8
2
Tute-1: Ilya Lapan and Robert Stemmons

Fri 20 Nov
12:00-13:00
Lindemann LT
2
A1 Lecture-3


17:00-19:00
Grove 1.8
2
Stat Phys Class-3 Kinetics
Try Problem Set 3 before class!

Sat 21 Nov
11:30-13:30
Grove 1.8
1
Class-4
MT-6
(look at it it before class, prepare questions)
2-order ODEs
Scalar products
VII
Tue 24 Nov
14:00-16:00
501 DWB
MMathPhys
Kinetic Theory Class-2
Problem Set 2 due Sun 22 Nov

Wed 25 Nov
12:00-13:00
Lindemann LT
2
A1 Lecture-4


16:00-17:30
Grove 1.8 1
Tute-3: Lucy Biddle, Joey Li & Kirill Sasin MT-6 due Sun 22 Nov 19:00


17:30-19:00
Grove 1.8
1
Tute-3: Matt Davies,  Max Plummer & Uros Ristivojevic


20:30-22:00
Grove 1.8
1
Tute-3: Georgia Acton, Pablo Espinoza & Oliver Paulin

Thu 26 Nov
12:00-13:00 Lindemann LT 2
A1 Lecture-5


17:00-19:00
Grove 1.8
1
Class-5
MT-7
(look at it it before class, prepare questions)
ODEs: matrix form; general solution
Eigenvectors & eigenvalues
Oscillators and resonances

Fri 27 Nov
12:00-13:00
Lindemann LT
2
A1 Lecture-6


17:00-19:00
Grove 1.8
2
Stat Phys Class-4
Collisions and transport
Look at Problem Set 4 before class

Sat 28 Nov
11:30-12:00
Grove 1.8
3
Tute-1: Isabelle Naylor Problem Set 3 due Sun 22 Nov 14:00


12:00-13:00
Grove 1.8
3
Tute-1: Chris Hamilton & Tom Hornigold


15:45-16:45
Grove 1.8
3
Tute-1: David Felce and Adam Stanway


16:45-17:45
Grove 1.8
3
Tute-1: Mantas Abazorius & Glenn Wagner
VIII
Mon 30 Nov
14:30-16:30
Grove 1.8
3
Chaos Class-3Kolmogorov turbulence
(here are some notes)
or anythimg else you want to learn


17:00
TS Eliot LT
All
19th OCCAM LECTURE
Mr Jonathan Flint

Wed 2 Dec
12:00-13:00
Lindemann LT
2
A1 Lecture-7



16:00-17:30
Grove 1.8
1
Tute-4: Georgia Acton, Joey Li & Uros Ristivojevic MT-7 due Sun 29 Nov 19:00


17:30-19:00
Grove 1.8 1
Tute-4: Matt Davies, Pablo Espinoza & Max Plummer


20:30-22:00
Grove 1.8 1
Tute-4: Lucy Biddle, Oliver Paulin & Kirill Sasin

Thu 3 Dec
12:00-13:00
Lindemann LT
2
A1 Lecture-8



15:00-15:30
Grove 1.8
2
Tute-2: Toby Adkins
Problem Set 3 due Sun 29 Nov 14:00;
questions on Problem Set 4 (vac work)
also welcome


15:30-16:30
Grove 1.8
2
Tute-2: David Hosking & Ewan McCulloch


16:30-17:30
Grove 1.8
2
Tute-2: Caleb Rich & Jacob White


18:00-19:00
Grove 1.8
2
Tute-2: Ilya Lapan and Robert Stemmons

Fri 4 Dec
12:00-13:00
Lindemann LT
2
A1 Lecture-9


17:00-19:00
Grove 1.8
1
Class-6
MT-8
(look at it it before class, prepare questions)
Eigenvectors and eigenvalues
Particle in an EM field











1
Vacation work: MT-8
Tute in HT-2016




2
Vacation work: Problem Set 4
Tute in HT-2016




3
Vacation work: Problem Set 4
Tute in HT-2016
Read notes on Kolmogorov turbulence
(sec 1)




3
Xmas Questions (totally optional) Tute in HT or TT-2016 if requested