Discrete probability theory
The classical ideal gas: configurational entropy
Continuous random numbers
The classical ideal gas: energy-dependence
Classical gases: ideal and otherwise
Temperature, pressure, chemical potential, and all that
The postulates and laws of thermodynamics
Perturbations of thermodynamic state functions
The consequences of extensivity
The Nernst postulate: the third law of thermodynamics
Ensembles in classical statistical mechanics
Classical ensembles: grand and otherwise
Quantum canonical ensemble
Insulators and semiconductors
Phase transitions and the Ising model
Appendix: computer calculations and VPython.
