Topics in Soft Matter Physics Theory and Modeling

Credits: 3

Lecturer: Chen, Yeng-Long 陳彥龍教授

Classroom: Room 716, Department of Physics, NTU

Class hour: Friday, 9:10-12:00

Course information :

軟物質物理理論及模擬
軟物質簡介: Introduction to soft matter: colloids, polymers, gels.
軟物質物理簡介:

Theory of van der Waals, electrostatic, and entropic forces in soft matter systems.
基礎模擬分法簡介: Introduction to modern simulation methods. Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics method
Small project on modeling and simulation of soft matter systems.

Reference

Intermolecular and Surface Forces, Third Edition
Jacob Israelachvili
• Publisher: Academic Press; 3rd edition (November 15, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0123751829
• ISBN-13: 978-0123751829

Polymer Physics
Michael Rubenstein & Ralph Colby
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (June 26, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 019852059X
• ISBN-13: 978-0198520597

Understanding Molecular Simulation, Second Edition: From Algorithms to Applications
Daan Frenkel & Berend Smit
• Publisher: Academic Press; 2 edition (November 7, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0122673514
• ISBN-13: 978-0122673511