| LEC # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Review of thermodynamics | (PDF) |
| 2 | E, A, and S: macroscopic properties for microscopic probabilities {Pi} | (PDF) |
| 3 | Canonical partition function: replace {Pi} by Q | (PDF) |
| 4 | Microcanonical ensemble: replace {Pi} by Ω, Q vs. Ω | (PDF) |
| 5 | Molecular partition function: replace E (assembly) by ε (molecule) | (PDF) |
| 6 | Q corrected for molecular indistinguishability | (PDF) |
| 7 | Translational part of Boltzmann partition function | (PDF) |
| 8 | Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein statistics | (PDF - 1.1 MB) |
| 9 | Calculation of macroscopic properties from microscopic energy levels: qtrans | (PDF) |
| 10 | Quantum vs. classical qtrans Equipartition Internal degrees of freedom | (PDF) |
| 11 | Internal degrees of freedom for atoms and diatomic molecules | (PDF) |
| 12 | Rotational partition function Equipartition | (PDF) |
| 13 | Nuclear spin statistics: symmetry number, σ Low temperature limit for rotational partition function | (PDF) Supplement (PDF) |
| 14 | Low and high-T limits for qrot and qvib | (PDF) |
| 15 | Polyatomic molecules: rotation and vibration | (PDF) |
| 16 | Chemical equilibrium I | (PDF) |
| 17 | Chemical equilibrium II | (PDF) |
| 18 | Model intermolecular potentials | (PDF) |
| 19 | Configurational integral: cluster expansion | (PDF) |
| 20 | Virial equation of state | (PDF) |
| 21 | Thermodynamics of solid: Einstein and Debye models | (PDF) Supplement (PDF) |
| 22 | Einstein and Debye solids | (PDF - 1.4 MB) |
| 23 | Phonons: 1-D linear chain of atoms | (PDF) |
| 24 | Free electron theory of a metal | (PDF) |
| 25 | Heat capacity in metals | |
| 26 | Band theory of solids | (PDF) |
| 27 | Crystal phase equilibria | |
| 28 | Kinetic theory of gases: Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution | (PDF) |
| 29 | Kinetic theory of gases: effusion and collisions | (PDF - 1.0 MB) |
| 30 | Kinetic theory of gases: collision dynamics and scattering | (PDF) |
| 31 | Kinetic theory of gases: mean free path and transport | (PDF) |
| 32 | Kinetic theory of gases: transport coefficients | (PDF) |
| 33 | Transition state theory I | (PDF) |
| 34 | Transition state theory II Kinetic isotope effect | (PDF) |
| 35 | Statistical mechanics for photons | |
| 36 | Rates of unimolecular reactions: RRKM | (PDF) |