Syllabus: Thermodynamics & Kinetic Theory

1. Fundamentals
   1. Energy in Thermal Physics
      1. Thermal Equilibrium
      2. The Ideal Gas
      3. The Equipartition of Energy
      4. Heat and Work
      5. Heat Capacities
   2. The Second Law
      1. Two-State Systems
      2. The Einstein Model of a Solid
      3. Interacting Systems
      4. The Ideal Gas
      5. Entropy
   3. Interactions
      1. Temperature
      2. Entropy and Heat
      3. Paramagnetism
      4. Equilibrium and Pressure
      5. Diffusive Equilibrium and Chemical Potential
2. Thermodynamics
   1. Engines and Refrigerators
      1. Heat Engines
      2. Refrigerators
   2. Free Energy and Chemical Thermodynamics
      1. Free Energy
      2. Phase Transformations
      3. Chemical Equilibrium
3. Statistical Mechanics
   1. Boltzmann Statistics
      1. The Boltzmann Factor
      2. The Partition Function
      3. Average Values
      4. Equipartition Theorem
   2. Quantum Statistics
      1. The Gibbs Factor
      2. Bosons & Fermions
      3. Degenerate Fermi Gasses
      4. Blackbody Radiation
   3. *Systems of Particles