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    Course taught during 2nd period, autumn 2022. First lecture Monday 24th October at 12:15-14:00 in Ke-4.  The course of 2022 is taught as contact teaching, see completion instructions.

    Course content: A molecular level, microscopic approach to thermodynamics. Molecular driving forces and especially entropy as a driving force in soft materials systems. Focus on chemical and biological systems such as liquids, surfactants, proteins, and polymers.

    The course employs as course book: Ken A. Dill and Sarina Bromberg, Molecular Driving Forces, 2nd Edition, Garland Science. ISBN 978-0-8153-4430-8. Additional material is provided during the course.

    Enquiries: Maria Sammalkorpi, firstname.lastname(a)aalto.fi .

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