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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2025
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CHEM 536 001 (CRN: 14969)
PHYSICAL CHEM OF SOFT MATERIAL
Long Title: PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY OF SOFT MATERIALS
Department: Chemistry
Instructor: Bagchi, Kushal
Meeting: 11:00AM - 11:50AM MWF (25-AUG-2025 - 5-DEC-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 20
Section Enrolled: 1
Enrollment data as of: 20-APR-2025 8:46AM
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
Description: The aim of the course is to generate interest in the chemical physics of soft and organic materials, while also creating quantitative knowledge and understanding of the course content. While a wide range of topics will be covered, specialized topics that will be covered that could be of broad interest to researchers in material science and biophysics in Rice include 1) The behavior of nanoparticles in solutions, 2) The physics and chemistry of synthetic and natural macromolecules, 3) The crystallization of small-molecules including but not limited to pharmaceutical systems and 4) the self-assembly of biomolecules. The objective of the course is to simultaneously give a broad overview of the field of soft matter while also covering specialized topics that will be of interest to the broadest possible range of researchers at Rice.