Dr. Aniruddha Chakraborty

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Lecture 1: Course contents: Key Features & Highlights.

Lecture 2: Probability is based on counting: 'AND' Probability Multiplies, 'OR' Probability Adds, 'AND' and 'OR' Probability Can Be Combined.

Lecture 3: Probability in general Can Be Interpreted Two Ways.

Lecture 4: Fundamentals of distributions.

Lecture 5: For Large Populations, We Approximate.

Lecture 6: Relative Probability and Fluctuations.

Lecture 7: Equilibrium and the Most Probable Distribution, Equilibrium Constants.

Lecture 8: Le Chˆ atelier’s Principle Is Based on Probability.

Lecture 9: Energy Distributions in relatively smaller systems.

Lecture 10: Energy Distributions in relatively larger systems.

Lecture 11: Some distributions of energy are more probable than others.

Lecture 12: The most probable distribution is the most disordered.

Lecture 13: The most probable distribution is the one we expect to observe.

Lecture 14: Energy distribution changes with temperature.

Lecture 15: Internal Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics.

Lecture 16: Macroscopic Heat & Heat Capacity.

Lecture 17: Macroscopic Work.

Lecture 18: In Chemical Reactions - work can be ignored.

Lecture 19: Direct Measurement of Internal energy change - Calorimetry.

Lecture 20: Effect of surroundings !

Lecture 21: Converting heat to work : Biology application.

Lecture 22: Chemical Bond & internal energy.

Lecture 23: Bond Dissociation Energy and Internal Energy.

Lecture 24: Modern View of Chemical Bonding.

Lecture 25: Effect of Temperature on Equilibrium.

Lecture 26: Experimental Data can reveal energy level information.

Lecture 27: Entropy & The Second Law of Thermodynamics.

Lecture 28: Entropy comparisons are informative.

Lecture 29: Effect of pressure & concentration on Entropy.

Lecture 30: Evaporation of Liquid water.

Lecture 31: Microscopic picture of pressure effect on entropy.

Lecture 32: Enthalpy and the surroundings.

Lecture 33: High Temperature breaks bonds.

Lecture 34: Gibbs Energy - The Second Law of Thermodynamics again.

Lecture 35: Definition of equilibrium.

Lecture 36: The equilibrium constant - effect of temperature.

Lecture 37: A qualitative picture of the approach to equilibrium.

Lecture 38: Evaporation, Boiling, sublimation & vapor deposition.

Lecture 39: Triple points

Lecture 40: Critical points & phase diagram.

Lecture 41: Electrical work is limited by the Gibbs energy.

Lecture 42: Gibbs energy and cell potential.