Outlines
0. Review of mechanics and thermodynamics
1. The canonical ensemble and fluctuations
2. Classical and quantum statistics
3. Ideal gases and non-ideal gases
4. Chemical kinetics and equilibrium
5. Liquid state theory
6. Crystals
7. Distribution function formalism
8. Time correlation function formalism

Text book:
D. A. McQuarrie, Statistical Mechanics (University Science Books, 2000)
D. A. McQuarrie and J. D. Simon, Physical Chemistry (University Science Books, 1997)

Grading:
30% homework , 30% midterm (exam), and 40% final (exam)