Assembly. The a priori Principle. Statistical weight. Probability. Random Walk. Temperature and entropy. The Boltzmann constant. The Distribution Function. The derivation of some thermodynamic variables using the distribution function. The 2-level system. Paramagnetism. The ideal classical gas. The ideal quantum gas. Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution. Fermi-Dirac distribution. Bose-Einstein distribution. The Fermi level. Black body radiation.



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