Introduction to Statistical Physics

Lecture Notes

Lecture 1: Introduction to Statistical Physics (PDF)    

Lecture 2: Calculus, Probability, and Combinatorics (PDF)    

Lecture 3: Entropy from Information (PDF)    

Lecture 4: Laws of Thermodynamics (PDF)  

Lecture 5: Free Energy and Order Parameters (PDF)    

Lecture 6: Boltzmann Distribution and Partition Function (PDF)    

Lecture 7: Statistical Physics of the Ideal Gas (PDF)    

Lecture 8: Laplace’s Method and the Mean Field Ising Model (PDF)    

Lecture 9: Model of Dimerization of Single-Stranded DNA (PDF)    

Lecture 10: Simulations in Statistical Physics (PDF)    

Lecture 11: Non-Equilibrium Statistical Physics (PDF)