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CHEM3102-2006
Syllabus (32 KB)
Lecture 1 - introductory slides (24 MB, sorry! I can't compress further than that!)
Chapter #1 The ideal chain: a statistical model (204 KB)
Chapter #2 Thermodynamics of an ideal chain: stretching and squashing (660 KB)
Chapter #3 The size of chains in good and poor solvent conditions (340 KB)
A few example problems with solutions for discussion (96 KB)
Chapter #4 Polymers at interface (124 KB)
Chapter #5 Thermodynamics of polymer solution (208 KB) Updated 25 May!
Summary List of Qualitative Questions (28K), posted 26 May.
Homework #1, (24 KB)
Maple SOLUTIONS to Homework #1(100 KB)
Homework #2 SOLUTIONS, (76 KB)
Homework #3 SOLUTIONS, (52 KB)
Homework #4 SOLUTIONS, (52 KB)
Homework #5 SOLUTIONS, (120 KB)