Lectures related to Thermodynamics: Understanding Systems and Temperature

Introduction to Thermodynamics

Covers the fundamentals of classical physics, emphasizing energy transformations in systems through gas laws, work, heat, and the laws of thermodynamics.

Kinetic Theory of Gases: Ideal and Van der Waals Models

Explains the kinetic theory of gases, focusing on ideal gas behavior and the van der Waals model.

Thermodynamic Transformations and Entropy

Explores thermodynamic transformations of ideal gases, heat capacity, entropy, and adiabatic processes.

Canonical Ensemble: Partition Function and Ideal Gas

Explores the canonical ensemble, partition function, and ideal gas properties.

Entropy and the Joule Expansion: A Statistical Perspective

Covers the relationship between entropy and the Joule expansion, illustrating how microscopic states relate to macroscopic disorder.