Course abstract

Thermal physics is a course that is designed to fulfil the requirements of 1 st and 2nd year BSc students studying physics. Starting from basic understanding, this course will take the students through all fundamental aspects of thermodynamics in a simple way. The first part of the course deals with the Kinetic theory of gases, that bridges the connection between macroscopic and microscopic orld. In here, we have also included transport phenomenon involved in ideal gases, the theory of specific heat and behavior of real gases. In second half of the course, effort is made to understand the fundamental laws of thermodynamics and applications to various thermodynamical systems and processes.Additionally, a discussion on black body as a thermodynamic system has been included.