Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems

As taught in: Fall 2005

Figure showing energy levels in a 4-bead polymer.

Energy levels of the different conformations of a 4 bead polymer. (Image by Kim Hamad-Schifferli and MIT OpenCourseWare.)

Instructors:

Prof. Kim Hamad-Schifferli

Prof. Linda Griffith

Prof. Moungi Bawendi

Prof. Robert Field

MIT Course Number:

20.110J / 5.601J / 2.772J

Level:

Undergraduate

Course Features

Selected lecture notes

Course Description

This subject deals primarily with equilibrium properties of macroscopic and microscopic systems, basic thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium of reactions in gas and solution phase, and macromolecular interactions.