| Dates |
Topics |
Reading |
Home work |
Notes |
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Aug 25, 27
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Review of probability, combinatorics, distribution
functions, extreme principles, equilibrium state, lattice model
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Chap. 1, 2
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1.10, 1.16, 1.20, 1.21, 2.1, 2.4
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Chap 1
Chap 2 |
Sept 1, 3
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Stirling's
approximation, Random walk, Gaussian distribution,
entropy, Boltzmann law |
Chap. 3, 4, 6 |
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Misc
Chap 6 |
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Sept 8, 10 |
Fundamental thermodynamic equations, how the principle
of maximum entropy drives thermal,
mechanical and chemical processes, free energies, heat
capacity |
Chap. 7, 8 |
7.6, 7.7, 8.1, 8.13 8.14 |
Chap 7
Chap 8 |
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Sept 15, 17 |
Fundamental functions,
Maxwell relations, partition function, probability distributions
for different ensembles |
Chap. 9,10 |
10.4, 10.5, 10.7, 10.11, 10.12, 10.13 |
Chap 9
Chap 10 |
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Sept 22, 24 |
Statistical mechanics for gas, microscopic
interpretation of temperature and heat capacity |
Chap. 11, 12 |
11.8
11.9, 11.10, 11.16, 12.1, 12.3, 12.4 12.5 |
Chap 11
Chap 12 |
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Sept 29, Oct 1 |
Equilibrium constants from partition function,
temperature and pressure dependence, liquid-vapor phase equilibria,
surface tension |
Chap. 13, 14 |
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Chap 13
Chap 14 |
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Oct 8 |
Mid-term exam |
Review |
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keys |
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Oct 13, 15 |
Free energy of mixing for ideal and regular solutions,
interfacial tension, transfer molecules between liquid
and vapor phases |
Chap. 14, 15, 16 |
14.2, 14.4, 14.7, 15.1, 15.5, 16.8, 16.11, 16.15, 16.18 |
Chap 15
Chap 16 |
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Oct 20, 22 |
Friction, diffusion, time correlation function, Langevin
dynamics, intermolecular interactions, radial
distribution functions |
Chap. 18, 24 |
18.1, 18.4, 18.6, 18.7, 18.8,
18.11, 18.12, 24.6 |
Chap 18
Chap 24 |
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Oct 27, 29 |
Liquid-liquid and liquid-gas phase transitions, phase
diagram, microscopic interpretation, Landau model |
Chap. 25, 26 |
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Chap 25
Chap 26
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Nov 3, 5 |
Cooperative and non-cooperative models for helix-coil transitions, Zimm-Bragg
model, Ising model |
Chap. 26, 27 |
25.1, 25.12, 25.17, 26.1, 26.6,
26.10, 26.12 |
Chap 26
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Nov 10, 12 |
Langmuir model for adsorption, binding and catalysis,
multi-site ligand binding, binding polynomial, binding
cooperativity |
Chap. 27, 28 |
27.5, 27.9, 28.6, 28.8, 28.15 |
Chap 27
Chap 28 |
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Nov 17, 19 |
Water |
Chap. 29, 30 |
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Chap 29
Chap 30 |
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Nov 24, 26 |
Polymer solution, polymer elasticity |
Chap. 31, 32 |
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Dec 1, 3 |
Polymer |
Chap. 32, 33 |
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Dec 8, 10 |
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review |
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Dec 15 |
final exam |
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