8.333: Statistical Mechanics of Particles
Announcements for Fall 2021
December 21
- Grades for the Final exam (and all other course-work) have been posted online.
- You can contact the TAs if you wish to look over your exam or to pick up past problem sets.
- The letter grade for the course will not be posted, and will be communicated
directly to you by the registrar.
- Wishing you Happy Holidays, and a productive New Year.
December 20
- Grades for all problem sets (#1-6) and Tests (#1-3), and their overall contributions have been posted.
- The Final Exam grades are not yet available, and will be added shortly.
- The letter grade for the course will not be posted, and will be communicated
directly by the registrar.
December 14
- The 8.333 Final exam will take place on Wedensday 11/22/2021 12/15/2021 from 9:00 to 12:00noon.
- The exam is open book (or laptop), and can be taken either in the lecture room 32-141, or online by connecting to the zoom meeting:
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December 10
- Nisarga Paul could not be present at his office hour yesterday and will hold it instead on Monday at 5pm in room 8-318.
December 10
- Alex Siegenfeld will be holding office hours at the usual time and place next Tuesday, in case anyone has any last minute questions before the final.
December 5
- Solutions to Problem set#5 has been posted.
December 1
November 18
- The third 8.333 test will take place on Monday 11/22/2021 from 2:30 to 4:00pm. The test is open book (or laptop), and can be taken either in the lecture room 32-141, or online by connecting to the zoom meeting:
- Topic: 8.333 Statistical Physics [https://mit.zoom.us/j/93282471183] (MIT touchstone is required to connect via zoom)
- I will `proctor' via zoom to answer any questions; after 4pm the online group will have sufficient time to scan answers and Email them (to all 3 course staff: npaulATmitDOTedu, asiegenfATmitDOTedu, kardarATmitDOTedu ).
- Nisarga will proctor the in person group.
November 5
- Grades for problem sets#1-3 and Tests#1-2 have been posted.
November 4
- Grades for problem sets#1-2 and Tests#1-2 have been posted.
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Problem set#5 has been posted.
- Preparation material for Test#3 has been posted.
October 28
- The second 8.333 test will take place on Friday 10/29/2021 from 2:30 to 4:00pm. The test is open book (or laptop), and can be taken either in the lecture room 32-141, or online by connecting to the zoom meeting:
- Topic: 8.333 Statistical Physics [https://mit.zoom.us/j/93282471183] (MIT touchstone is required to connect via zoom)
- Nisarga and I will `proctor' via zoom to answer any questions; after 4pm the online group will have sufficient time to scan answers and Email them (to all 3 course staff: npaulATmitDOTedu, asiegenfATmitDOTedu, kardarATmitDOTedu .
- Alex will proctor the in person group.
October 25
- Grades for problem sets#1-2 and Test#1have been posted.
October 14
- It was pointed out to me that the formulation of problem 3 (Foraging) of PS#2 is misleading. I have accordingly corrected this problem in the reposted PS#2 and made it optional.
October 12
- Grades for problem set#1 and Test#1have been posted.
October 4
October 1
October 1
- Recitation T1 will be remote over Zoom
- Unfortunately Alex Siegenfeld cannot participate in person. Please find the details to join the meeting below:
- Topic: 8.333 Recitation T1
Time: Oct 1, 2021 02:35 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95898721571
September 30
- Grades for PS#1 have been posted online.
September 28
- The first 8.333 test will take place on Monday 10/4/2021 from 2:30 to 4:00pm. The test is open book (or laptop), and can be taken either in the lecture room 32-141, or online by connecting to the zoom meeting:
- Topic: 8.333 Statistical Physics [https://mit.zoom.us/j/93282471183] (MIT touchstone is required to connect via zoom)
- I will `proctor' via zoom to answer any questions; after 4pm the online group will have sufficient time to scan answers and Email them (to all 3 course staff: npaulATmitDOTedu, asiegenfATmitDOTedu, kardarATmitDOTedu .
- Nisarga Paul will proctor the in person group.
September 23
- The date of the final exam has now been set by the registrar for Wednesday 12/15/2021 from 9:00 to 12:00noon in room 32-141.
September 1
- Check in online.
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8.333 Announcements - last update 12/21/2021 by M. Kardar