Contents

 Equilibrium Thermodynamics

Introduction
Basic Postulates of Equilibrium Thermodynamics
Fundamental Equations and Equation of State
Response Functions
Reduction of Derivatives
Thermodynamic Potentials
Maxwell Relations
System with Variable Number of Particles (Open System )
The Brand Potential

Condition for Chemical Equilibrium

The Clausius - Clapeyron Equation
Review Questions and Problems

Elements of Probability Theory

Probability
Probability Definitions
The Central Limit Theorem
Some Important Probability Distributions
Postulates of Classical Statistical Mechanics
Entropy and Thermodynamical Probability
The H Theorem
Carnot Engine
Review Questions and Problems

Formulation of Statistical Methods

phase Space
Microstates and Macrostates
Priori Assumption
Maxwell-Boltzmann Statistics
The Most Probable Distribution
Evaluation of Constants a and b
Maxwell Distribution of Molecular Speed
Bose Einstein Distribution