Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Part I
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This is a guide to thermodynamics and statisical mechanics, covering the laws of classical thermodynamics, the ideal gas entropy, phase changes, the statistics of bosons and fermions, and applications.
I thank Professor Humberto at RPI for teaching the course that made this guide, as well as the textbook Classical and Statistical Thermodynamics by Ashley Carter that this guide is based off of.
Chapter guide for Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
- Part 1 covers classical thermodynamics, mostly focusing on the ideal gas and its behavior according to the laws of thermodynamics. You are reading this part right now.
- Part 2 covers introductory statistical mechanics and quantum systems, including the Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics, the Einstein and Debye theories of solids, blackbody radiation, and boson condensates.