The beginnings -- First law -- the E=MC2 of thermodynamics -- The second and third laws -- Carnot cycles -- the Turing machines of thermodynamics -- Specific heats : magnificent bridges -- Structure of thermodynamic theories -- Thermodynamic potentials and Maxwell relations -- Magnetic systems -- Dilute solutions -- Phases and their equilibria -- The Clapeyron equation -- The van der Waals equation -- The critical point -- Approach to absolute zero -- Entropy constants -- Some mathematical aspects of thermodynamics.