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LEC #: 1 · TOPICS: Review of thermodynamics · READINGS: H: 1-6

LEC #: 2 · TOPICS: E, A, and S: macroscopic properties for microscopic probabilities {P i } · READINGS: H: 6-20

LEC #: 3 · TOPICS: Canonical partition function: replace {P i } by Q · READINGS: H: 12-13 and 18-20

LEC #: 4 · TOPICS: Microcanonical ensemble: replace {P i } by Ω, Q vs. Ω · READINGS: H: 26-30 and 33-38

LEC #: 6 · TOPICS: Q corrected for molecular indistinguishability · READINGS: H: 68-70

LEC #: 7 · TOPICS: Translational part of Boltzmann partition function · READINGS: H: 74-77

LEC #: 8 · TOPICS: Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein statistics · READINGS: H: 59-72

LEC #: 9 · TOPICS: Calculation of macroscopic properties from microscopic energy levels: q trans · READINGS: H: 74-81

LEC #: 18 · TOPICS: Model intermolecular potentials · READINGS: H: 261-274

LEC #: 21 · TOPICS: Thermodynamics of solid: Einstein and Debye models · READINGS: H: 86-98

LEC #: 22 · TOPICS: Einstein and Debye solids · READINGS: H: 98-105 and 490-495

LEC #: 24 · TOPICS: Free electron theory of a metal · READINGS: H: 441-444

Readings of relevant pages in several standard texts are listed per lecture. No single textbook is satisfactory for the topics covered (and the level at which they are covered) in 5.62. It is expected that you will spend 5-10 minutes previewing each day’s lecture notes before class .