Lecture Notes on Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

Builds statistical mechanics from probability theory upward, then connects it back to classical thermodynamics. Fitzpatrick explains why the statistical approach is necessary before deriving anything, and adds exercises at the end of each chapter.

Richard Fitzpatrick

A compact bridge between microscopic states and macroscopic temperature, pressure and entropy. Kaplan uses paramagnets and the Einstein solid as running examples, then applies the results to engines and refrigerators.

Jared Kaplan

The Nobel laureate's final lecture course, arguing that a single particle carries its own hidden thermodynamics. A historical and conceptual text for readers interested in where thermodynamics meets quantum theory.

Louis de Broglie