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Covers the fundamental conservation laws and properties of space and time beyond mechanics.

Covers the density operator formalism in quantum mechanics, discussing pure and mixed states, separability conditions, and the concept of partial trace.

Statistical Physics: Systems Isolation

Explores statistical physics concepts in isolated systems, focusing on entropy and disorder.

Forms of Energy, Kinetic Energy Theorem (I)

Introduces forms of energy, energy conservation, and kinetic energy transformation, illustrated with examples and experiments.

Conservation of Energy in Physics

Explores energy conservation through practical examples, demonstrating how forces affect potential and kinetic energy transformations.

Statistical Approach: Dice and Microscopic States

Explores the statistical approach through dice throwing and microscopic states, discussing fundamental assumptions and energy state probabilities.

Hamilton-Jacobi Equations: Phase Portrait

Explores Hamilton-Jacobi equations, phase portrait, and period calculation using action-angle variables for system trajectories.

Statistical Entropy and Disorder

Explores statistical entropy and disorder in isolated systems, including kinetic gases and calorimetric coefficients.

Center of Mass: Properties and Theorems

Covers the center of mass properties, Newton's laws, and their applications in physics.

Properties of the Density Matrix

Explores the properties of the density matrix, separable states, and time evolution in isolated and non-isolated systems.

Lyapunov Functions and State Representations

Covers the estimation of Lyapunov functions and state representations for different physical systems.

Canonical Transformations in Hamiltonian Mechanics

Explores canonical transformations in Hamiltonian mechanics, emphasizing variable separation in the Hamilton-Jacobi equation.

Thermodynamics: First Principle

Explores the first principle of thermodynamics, energy translations, rotations, and interactions within isolated and interacting systems.

Cell Biology: Thermodynamics

Explores reversibility in cells, entropy, thermodynamics laws, free energies, phase transitions, and entropic springs in biological molecules.

Density Matrix: Statistical Mixtures

Covers density matrix and statistical mixtures in quantum systems, emphasizing the importance of understanding the statistical mixture of states.

Thermal Equilibrium and Heat Transfer

Explains thermal equilibrium, heat transfer, the Fourier law, and thermodynamic principles in isolated systems.

Second Principle: Entropy

Explores the second principle of thermodynamics, emphasizing entropy's role in system evolution and equilibrium.

Gravitational Potential Energy: Conservation and Examples

Explores gravitational potential energy conservation, work by external forces, and examples like a sliding block on a table.

Conservation of Energy: Simple Pendulum

Explores the conservation of energy in a simple pendulum experiment.

Quantum Mechanics: Double-Slit Experiment

Covers the postulates of Quantum Mechanics, the double-slit experiment, and the path integral formulation's significance in understanding quantum phenomena.