Preface Acknowledgements 1. Principles of Probability 2. Extremum Principles Predict Equilibria 3. Heat, Work, and Energy 4. Math Tools: Multivariate Calculus 5. Entropy and the Boltzmann Law 6. Thermodynamic Driving Forces 7. The Logic of Thermodynamics 8.

Laboratory Conditions & Free Energies 9. Maxwell's Relations and Mixtures 10. The Boltzmann Distribution Law 11. The Statistical Mechanics of Simple Gases and Solids 12. What Is Temperature? What Is Heat Capacity? 13. Chemical Equilibria 14. Chemical Kinetics and Transition States 15. Physical Kinetics: Forces, Flows, and Diffusion 16.

Microscopic Dynamics 17. Equilibria Between Liquids, Solids, and Gases 18. Solutions and Mixtures 19. Solvation and the Transfer of Molecules Between Phases 20. Coulomb's Law of Electrostatic Forces 21. The Electrostatic Potential 22. Electrochemical Equilibria 23. Salt Ions Shield Charged Objects in Solution 24.

Intermolecular Interactions 25. Phase Transitions 26. Cooperativity: The Helix-Coil, Ising, and Landau Models 27. Adsorption, Binding, and Catalysis 28. Multi-Site and Cooperative Ligand Binding 29. Bio and Nano Machines 30. The Dynamics of Drive and Adaptive Systems 31. Water Is an Extraordinary Material 32.

Water as a Solvent 33. Polymer Solutions 34. Polymer Elasticity and Collapse 35. Polymers Resist Confinement and Deformation Appendix A. How to Make Approximations Appendix B. Stirling's Approximation Appendix C. Series Expansions of Functions Appendix D. Computing the Sum of a Series: A Math Trick Appendix E.

Proof of the Euler Reciprocal Relationship Appendix F. The Reason to Maximize Entropy Is to Draw Unbiased Inferences About Distributions Appendix G. Legendre Transforms Appendix H. Vectors Describe Forces and Flows Appendix I. Stochastic Dynamics Appendix J. Table of Constants Appendix K. Table of Units Appendix L. Useful Integrals Appendix M.

Multiples of Units, Their Names and Symbols.