Course Grader     :    Shreyoshe Mondal  
Course Evaluation : 
                                          Home-work & class-interaction => 40%
                                          Presentation(s) => 30%
                                          Exam(s)  => 30%
Course Outline (Rough):(will change, as we progress)
I.  Probability
   Random Variables: Discrete, Continuous, and Mixed
   Multiple Variables: Joint and Conditional Densities
   Functions of a Random Variable
   Sums of Random Variables

II.  No-equilibrium 
  Steady state, detailed balance, Monte-Carlo
Random Walk, Markov Chain

III. Statistical Ensembles
Microcanonical Ensemble
- Concept of Entropy and Temperature
- Spins in Magnetic Fields
Canonical Ensemble
- Classical Gas
Grand Canonical Ensemble
- Chemical Potential
- Equilibration of Chemical Reactions

IV.   Critical Phenomena & Phase Transition 
Meanfield Theory and Second Order Phase Transition
Symmetry Breaking and Phase Transition
Symmetry Breaking and Ginsburg-Landau Theory
Spins in Magnetic Field and First Order Phase Transition
Water-vapor-ice, Liquid Crystals

V.  Dynamics (?)