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Readings

Reading assignments are from the following textbooks:

[SAB] Silbey, R., R. Alberty, and M. Bawendi. Physical Chemistry. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2004. ISBN: 047121504X.

[DB] Dill, Ken A., and Sarina Bromberg. Molecular Driving Forces: Statistical Thermodynamics in Chemistry and Biology. New York, NY: Garland Science, 2003. ISBN: 0815320515.

Course readings.
LEC #	TOPICS	READINGS
1	Introduction to Thermo; 0^th Law; Temperature; Work; Heat	SAB 1.1-1.4, 1.8-1.9, 2.1
2	State Functions, 1^st Law, Paths	SAB 2.2-2.6
3	Joule and Joule-Thompson; Heat Capacity	SAB 2.7-2.9
4	Reversible and Irreversible Processes	SAB 2.10, 3.1
5	Thermochemistry	SAB 2.11-2.13
6	2^nd Law; Entropy (Boltzmann and Clausius)	SAB 3.2
7	ΔS for Reversible and Irreversible Processes	SAB 3.3-3.5
8	Equilibrium; Maxwell Relations; Free Energy	SAB 4.1-4.2, 4.9 DB 8
9	Chemical Potential; Phase Equilibrium	SAB 4.3-4.4, 4.6-4.7
10	Chemical Equilibrium; Equilibrium Constant	SAB 5.1-5.4
11	Standard States; Gibbs-Duhem	SAB 4.8
12	ΔG⁰= -RTlnK; Example	SAB 8.1-8.2
	Hour Exam 1
13	Boltzmann Distribution	DB 6 SAB 3.6, 16.1-16.2
14	Thermo and Boltzmann Distribution	DB 10 (first half)
15	Occupation of States	DB 10 (second half)
16	Third Law	SAB 3.8
17	Phase Equilibria, Single Component	SAB 6.1-6.2 DB 14
18	Phase Equilibria II; Clausius Clapeyron	SAB 6.3
19	Regular Solutions; Mixing Energy; Mean Fields	DB 15 Class notes
20	Nonideal Solutions
21	Solvation; Colligative Properties	DB 16 Class notes
	Hour Exam 2
22	Osmotic Pressure and Phase Partitioning	DB 16
23	Surface Tension	DB 14
24	Polymer 1 - Freely Jointed Chain	DB 31
25	Polymer 2 - Chain Conformation	DB 31
26	Polymer 3 - Rubber Elasticity	DB 32
27	Electrolyte Solutions
28	Electrolytes at Interfaces; Debye Length	Class notes
29	Titration of Polyelectrolytes	Class notes
30	Thermodynamics of DNA Hybridization	Class notes
31	Cooperativity	DB 26
	Hour Exam 3
32	Cooperativity, Part 2	DB 28
33	Cooperativity, Part 3
34	Driving Forces for Self-Assembly
35	Special Topic (Coarse Grain/Monte Carlo Model)
36	Course Review and Evaluations