. ▁He ▁also ▁provided ▁an ▁introduction ▁to ▁statistical ▁mechan ics ▁with ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁core ▁principles ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁applications . ▁However , ▁he ▁sought ▁to ▁neither ▁separate ▁therm od ynam ics ▁and ▁statistical ▁mechan ics ▁completely ▁nor ▁subs ume ▁the ▁former ▁under ▁the ▁latter ▁under ▁the ▁b anner ▁of ▁" ther mal ▁physics ." ▁Indeed , ▁thermal ▁physics ▁courses ▁often ▁emphas izes ▁statistical ▁mechan ics ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁therm od ynam ics , ▁despite ▁its ▁importance ▁for ▁industry , ▁as ▁a ▁survey ▁of ▁business ▁leaders ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Phys ical ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁suggested . ▁C allen ▁observed ▁that ▁therm od ynam ics ▁had ▁subsequently ▁been ▁de - emph as ized . ▁ ▁Table ▁of ▁Cont ents ▁▁▁▁ ▁Part ▁I : ▁General ▁Princi ples ▁of ▁Class ical ▁Th erm od ynam ics ▁ ▁Introduction : ▁The ▁Nature ▁of ▁Th erm od ynam ics ▁and ▁the ▁Bas is ▁of ▁Th erm ost at istics ▁ ▁Chapter ▁ 1 : ▁The ▁Problem ▁and ▁the ▁Post ul ates ▁ ▁Chapter ▁ 2 : ▁The ▁Cond itions ▁of ▁Equ ilib rium ▁ ▁Chapter ▁ 3 : ▁Some ▁F ormal ▁Rel ations hips , ▁and ▁Sample ▁Systems ▁ ▁Chapter ▁ 4 : ▁Re vers ible ▁Process es ▁and ▁the ▁Max imum ▁Work ▁Theorem ▁ ▁Chapter ▁ 5 : ▁Altern ative ▁Form ulations ▁and ▁Leg endre ▁Trans form ations ▁ ▁Chapter ▁ 5 : ▁The ▁Ext rem um ▁Princi ple ▁in ▁the ▁Leg endre ▁Trans formed ▁Represent ations ▁