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This lecture covers the fundamental concepts of thermodynamic statistics, focusing on the relationship between macroscopic and microscopic states through statistical ensembles. It discusses entropy in gas mixtures, the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, kinetic theory of gases, and the equipartition theorem. The lecture also explores the extensivity of entropy, the third principle, and the behavior of entropy at extremely low temperatures.