1: The Properties of Matter in Bulk

1.1: What is Statistical Mechanics About?
1.2: Outline of Book
1.3: Fluid Statics
1.4: Phase Diagrams
Statistical mechanics applies to all sorts of materials: fluids, crystals, magnets, metals, polymers, starstuff, even light. I want to show you some of the enormous variety of behaviors exhibited by matter in bulk, and that can (at least in principle) be explained through statistical mechanics.
1.5: Additional Problems