| 1 | Fundamentals of Plasma Physics. Larmor Motion. Debye Shielding. Plasma Frequency (PDF) |
| 2 | Motion of Charges in Uniform E and B fields. Diamagnetism. ExB Drift. Alfven Waves (PDF) |
| 3 | Effects of an Inhomogeneous Magnetic Field. Inertia and Grad-B Drifts. Parallel Drifts and Magnetic Mirrors (PDF) |
| 4 | Relationship between Drifts and the Fluid Picture (PDF) |
| 5 | Time-varying B field. Adiabatic Invariants (PDF) |
| 6–7 | Collision Theory. Energy and Momentum Transfer. Calculation of Scattering Cross Sections: The Hard Sphere Model and Power-law Potentials (PDF) |
| 8 | Kinetic Theory. Vlasov and Boltzmann Equations. Collisional Terms (PDF) |
| 9 | Boltzmann's H-Theorem. Relationship Between H and S (Entropy) (PDF) |
| 10–11 | The Equilibrium Distribution and its Properties. Characteristic Energies and Velocities for a Maxwellian Distribution (PDF) |
| 12 | Equilibrium in a Force Field. Distribution Functions near Repelling and Attracting Walls (PDF) |
| 13–14 | Moments of the Boltzmann Equation. Mass and Momentum Conservation. Kinetic Energy Equation (PDF) |
| | Quiz 1 |
| 15 | Maxwellian Collisions. Ohm's Law. Ambipolar Diffusion (PDF) |
| 16 | The Electron Energy Equation (PDF) |
| 17 | Plasma-Wall Interactions: Sheath and Pre-sheath. Bohm Condition. Random Particle and Kinetic Energy Flux Across a Plane(PDF) |
| 18 | Electrostatic Probes. Floating Potential. Method of Medicus (PDF) |
| 19 | Probes in the Orbital Motion-Limited (OML) Regime (PDF) |
| 20–21 | Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics. Quantum Statistics. Classical Limit. Partition Function. Multi-component Systems. Translational Partition Function (PDF) |
| 22 | Some Important Results of Statistical Mechanics. Ionization Equilibrium. Free Electrons in Metals. Black Body Radiation (PDF) |
| 23 | The Electronic Partition Function for Atoms and Ions. The Vibrational and Rotational Partition Functions. Energy Levels (PDF) |
| 24 | Radiation Transport in a Gas. Equilibrium Distribution. Transport Equation. Collisional Operator. Spectral Lines. Line-reversal Pyrometer (PDF) |
| 25 | Semi-thick Plasma Approximation. Line Radiation and Broadening. Bound-free Radiation. Bremsstrahlung. Escape for Resonant Radiation (PDF) |
| | Quiz 2 |
