Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems

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.)

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MIT Course Number

20.110J / 5.601J / 2.772J

As Taught In

Fall 2005

Level

Undergraduate

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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.