Statistical Mechanics

These notes are based on the book of Roger Bowley & Mariana Sanchez "Introductory Statistical Mechanics"

• Lecture 1: Zeroth Law, Equilibrium & Internal Energy

• Lecture 2: Reversible Change, Enthalpy & Heat Capacity

• Lecture 3: Entropy, Second Law of Thermodynamics & Carnot Engine

• Lecture 4: Entropy Measurement, Third Law & Free Energies

• Lecture 5: Law of Increase in Entropy & Approaching Equilibrium

• Lecture 6: Probability, Statistics & Combinatorics

• Lecture 7: Formulating Statistical Mechanics

• Lecture 8: Applications of Boltzmann's Hypothesis

• Lecture 9: Second Law of Thermodynamics Revisited

• Lecture 10: Canonical Ensemble

• Lecture 11: Canonical Ensemble & Applications

• Lecture 12: Heat, Work & Applications for Rotational & Vibrational Energies

• Lecture 13: On Partition Functions and Minimizing Free Energies

• Lecture 14: Identical Particles and Modifications to Partition Functions (incomplete)

Assignments given with solutions

• Assignment 1
  - Solution to Question 1
  - Solution to Question 2
  - Solution to Question 3
  - Solution to Question 4
  - Solution to Question 5
  - Solution to Question 6
  - Solution to Question 7
  - Solution to Question 8

• Assignment 2
  - Solution to Question 1
  - Solution to Question 2
  - Solution to Question 3
  - Solution to Question 4
  - Solution to Question 5
  - Solution to Question 6
  - Solution to Question 7

• Assignment 3
  - Solution to Question 1
  - Solution to Question 2
  - Solution to Question 3
  - Solution to Question 4
  - Solution to Question 5
  - Solution to Question 6
  - Solution to Question 7
  - Solution to Question 8
  - Solution to Question 9
  - Solution to Question 10