Guenault T. Statistical Physics

2nd edition, enlarged. - Springer, 2007, 204 p.
In this revised and enlarged second edition of an established text Tony Guénault provides a clear and refreshingly readable introduction to statistical physics, an essential component of any first degree in physics. The treatment itself is self-contained and concentrates on an understanding of the physical ideas, without requiring a high level of mathematical sophistication.Basic ideas
Distinguishable particles
Two examples
Gases: the density of states
Gases: the distributions
Maxwell–Boltzmann gases
Diatomic gases
Fermi–Dirac gases
Bose–Einstein gases
Entropy in other situations
Phase transitions
Two new ideas
Chemical thermodynamics
Dealing with interactions
Statistics under extreme conditions