Table of Contents

• I. FUNDAMENTALS.
• 1. Energy in Thermal Physics.
• 2. The Second Law.
• 3. Interactions and Implications.
• II. THERMODYNAMICS.
• 4. Engines and Refrigerators.
• 5. Free Energy and Chemical Thermodynamics.
• III. STATISTICAL MECHANICS.
• 6. Boltzmann Statistics.
• 7. Quantum Statistics.
• 8. Systems of Interacting Particles.
• Appendix A. Elements of Quantum Mechanics.
• Appendix B. Mathematical Results.
• Reference Data.
• Suggested Reading.