This section includes extremely refined notes for every lecture given in the course.
| LEC # | Topics |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and Course Description (PDF) |
| 2 | Course Survey (PDF) |
| 3 | Thermodynamic Variables (PDF) |
| 4 | State Variables and Functions (PDF) |
| 5 | Thermodynamic Systems and Processes (PDF) |
| 6 | Energy and Work (PDF) |
| 7 | Properties of Materials (PDF) |
| 8 | Stored Energy in Solids, First Law for Fluids (PDF) |
| 9 | Quasi-static Processes (PDF) |
| 10 | Heat Capacities and Gaseous Behavior (PDF) |
| 11 | Internal Energy and Enthalpy for Fluids (PDF) |
| 12 | Thermodynamic Functions for General Systems (PDF) |
| 13 | The Second Law (PDF) |
| 14 | Heat Stored during Phase Changes (PDF) |
| 15 | Gibbs Free Energy (PDF) |
| 16 | Entropy Content in Materials (PDF) |
| 17 | Conditions of Equilibrium (PDF) |
| 18 | Describing the State of an Alloy (PDF) |
| 19 | Generalized Conditions for Equilibrium (PDF) |
| 20 | The Chemical Potential (PDF) |
| 21 | Mathematics of Thermodynamics (PDF) |
| 22 | Mathematical Relations and Changing Variables (PDF) |
| 23 | Mathematics and Stability (PDF) |
| 24 | Implications of Equilibrium and Gibbs-Duhem (PDF) |
| 25 | Symmetry and Equilibrium (PDF) |
| 26 | The Gibbs Phase Rule and its Application (PDF) |
| 27 | Gibbs Free Energy and Phase Diagrams (PDF) |
| 28 | Uniformity of Chemical Potential at Equilibrium (PDF) |
| 29 | Important Geometrical Constructions (PDF) |
| 30 | Phase Diagrams (PDF) |
| 31 | Solution Thermodynamics (PDF) |
| 32 | Unstable Solutions (PDF) Extra Phase Diagrams (PDF) |
| 33 | Equilibrium Conditions for Solid Solutions (PDF) |
| 34 | Equilibrium Conditions for Charged Species (PDF) |
| 35 | Introduction to Surface Thermodynamics (PDF) |