Biophysical Chemistry I: Thermodynamics and Kinetics

3 credits · Undergraduate credit

First in a two-semester Biophysical Chemistry sequence for biochemistry concentrators. Emphasis on topics and applications relevant to biochemistry and modern biophysical chemistry, building on CHEM 260. Rigorous mathematical theory of classical thermodynamics will be developed, including applications to entropy, heat engines, solution properties, and phase and chemical equilibrium. Modern statistical thermodynamics, modern theories of fundamental reaction rates and enzyme kinetics and molecular transport theories will be described and developed.