Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics

Lecture notes (pdf files)

Thermodynamics

 
• The nature of thermodynamics
• The postulates
• Intensive parameters
• Equations of state
• Some simple systems
• Thermodynamic potentials
• Nernst postulate
• Stability
• Phase transitions

• Basic concepts
• Random variables

• Statistical entropy
• Microcanonical distribution
• Canonical distribution
• Applications
• Grand canonical distribution

• Homework 1
• Homework 2
• Homework 3
• Homework 4
• Midterm Exam
• Homework 5
• Homework 6
• Homework 7
• Homework 8
• Homework 9
• Review Problems
• Final Exam

 
Solutions

• Homework 1
• Homework 2
• Homework 3
• Homework 4
• Midterm Exam
• Homework 5
• Homework 6
• Homework 7
• Homework 8
• Homework 9
• Review Problems
• Final Exam