Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2014

     

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CHEM 450 001 (CRN: 12506)

CHEM PHYS CONDENSED&BIO MATTER

Long Title: CHEMICAL PHYSICS OF CONDENSED AND BIOLOGICAL MATTER
Department: Chemistry
Instructor: Wolynes, Peter
Meeting: 10:50AM - 12:05PM TR (25-AUG-2014 - 5-DEC-2014) 
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
 
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 9
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 99) 
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 20-APR-2024 6:05AM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: Final Exam Unknown
 
Description: The principles underlying the structure and dynamics of condensed phase and biological matter. Both experimental phenomenology and theoretical approaches will be used. Starting with a review of intermolecular forces, the course will describe the structure and thermodynamics of clusters, crystalline solids, metals, liquids, glasses and biomolecules. A unified picture of reactions and classical and quantum phase transitions in condensed matter will be presented. The energy landscape theory of the dynamics of glasses and protein folding will also be covered. Recommended Prerequisite(s): CHEM 420 and CHEM 430.