[oh_my_goodness]

Comment refers to classical mechanics, not all of classical physics and explicitly not quantum mechanics.

[godelski]

  > refers to classical mechanics

Thermodynamics is, in fact, part of classical mechanics

[oh_my_goodness]

It is not. That’s exactly what it isn’t.

[godelski]

I think you're confusing thermal dynamics with quantum mechanics.

[oh_my_goodness]

No, thermodynamics just isn't classical mechanics. For example in thermo you have entropy. Entropy doesn't appear in classical mechanics.