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American Journal of Physics
Heat capacity of an ideal free-electron gas: A rigorous derivation 
  
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R. Weinstock, Am. J. Phys., 37 (12), 1273-1279 (1969).
It is shown that the usual derivation of the heat capacity of an ideal free-electron gas is made invalid by the use of a divergent series. A plausible argument is offered to indicate…
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1975299
American Journal of Physics
Stars and statistical physics: A teaching experience 
  
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R. Balian and J. Blaizot, Am. J. Phys., 67 (12), 1189-1206 (1999).
The physics of stars is a goldmine of problems in statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. We discuss many examples that illustrate the possibility of deepening student’s knowledge…
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.19105
American Journal of Physics
Pressure melting and ice skating 
  
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S. Colbeck, Am. J. Phys., 63 (10), 888-890 (1995).
It is shown that pressure melting cannot be responsible for the low friction of ice.
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18028
American Journal of Physics
Student understanding of the ideal gas law, Part II: A microscopic perspective 
  
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C. Kautz, P. Heron, P. Shaffer, and L. McDermott, Am. J. Phys., 73 (11), 1064-1071 (2005).
Evidence from research indicates that many undergraduate science and engineering majors have seriously flawed microscopic models for the pressure and temperature in an ideal gas. In…
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060715
Temperature oscillations in a metal: Probing aspects of Fourier analysis 
  
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S. Shamim, W. Zia, and M. Anwar; Publisher: LUMS School of Science and Engineering, Pakistan
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Describes an experiment to acquaint students with physical illustrations of concepts in Fourier analysis using a simple experimental setup involving wavelike behavior. In addition,…
https://www.compadre.org/STP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11715&DocID=2596
Student (Mis)application of Partial Differentiation to Material Properties  [ Conference Proceedings ]
  
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B. Bucy, J. Thompson, and D. Mountcastle
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B. Bucy, J. Thompson, and D. Mountcastle, PERC 2006 Proceedings, 157-160.
Students in upper-level undergraduate thermodynamics courses were asked about the relationship between the complementary partial derivatives of the isothermal compressibility and the…
https://www.compadre.org/STP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=5262&DocID=2101
American Journal of Physics
Understanding the Temperature and the Chemical Potential using Computer Simulations 
  
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J. Tobochnik, H. Gould, and J. Machta, Am. J. Phys., 73 (8), 708-716 (2005).
This paper discusses several Monte Carlo algorithms and applications that are useful for understanding the concepts of temperature and chemical potential. We then introduce a…
https://www.compadre.org/STP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7644&DocID=619