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This course aims to provide theoretical context and practice applications for students interested in deepening their understanding of complex phenomena underlying laboratory physical chemistry, technology, and environmental processes.
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Math Preparation
Prerequisites for following the material discussed in class lectures and workshops requires familiarity with calculus and certain aspects of statistical data analysis analysis. These materials are covered in the book by McQuarrie & Simon Math Chapters MC B, C, D, and E. They should be reviewed during the first 3 weeks of the semester. Calculations use the utility Microsoft Excel.
Reading and Workshop Assignments
Reading for Weeks of January 26, February 2
Lecture Notes Section I.1-I.6:Complex dynamics, chemical kinetics, cellular automata
McQuarrie & Simon Math Chapters MC B, C, D,
Kondepudi Ch.19
Additional Material
Tutorials: Probability & distributions ( pdf),Taylor expansion ( pdf)
J.L. Schiff: Cellular Automata (Excerpts), Ch.1, 3.1-3.6
Reading for Weeks of February 9, 16
Lecture Notes Section II.6, III.1: Kinetics & Transport in
multi-particle systems (Random Walk, Diffusion,..))
McQuarrie & Simon Math Chapters MC B, C, D, E
Kondepudi Ch.9.6
Additional Material
Tutorials: Probability & distributions ( pdf), Complex numbers (pdf)
Stirling's formula for factorials (pdf)
Reading for Weeks of March 1 - 15
Lecture Notes Section IV.4-5: Thermodynamic potentials, Real substances
McQuarrie & Simon Chapters 7.1-4, 8
Kondepudi Ch.5, 6
Additional Material
Tutorials: Probability & distributions ( pdf), Complex numbers (pdf)
Workshop Exercises for the week of
Jan 26 download (Exc1)
Feb 2 download (Exc2), code (XLS)
Feb 9 download (Exc3), code instructions (doc)
Feb 16 download (doc)
Mar 2 download (doc)
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