| Week starting | Topics (Chapters in Schroeder) | Tests |
| 1: Sept. 27 | First law (1) | |
| 2: Oct. 4 | Second law (2) | |
| 3: Oct. 11 | Interactions (2, 3) | Midterm 1: Fri Oct. 15th |
| 4: Oct. 18 | Chemical potential (3) | |
| 5: Oct. 25 | Heat engines (4) | |
| 6: Nov. 1 | Free energy (5) | |
| 7: Nov. 8 | Boltzmann statistics (6) | Midterm 2: Mon Nov. 8th |
| 8: Nov. 15 | Kinetic theory (6) | |
| 9: Nov. 22 | Quantum gases (7) | |
| 10: Nov. 29 | Review (1-7) | Midterm 3: Mon Nov. 29th |
| 10: Dec. 6 | Finals week | Final: tba |