Advanced biomolecular and physiological thermodynamics

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course will use fundamental principles of thermodynamics, as contained in a first thermo course for chemical engineers and generalize“chemical thermodynamics” — phase equilibria, chemical equilibria, and chemical binding, to biochemical thermodynamics which would include charged systems, polymers, and biochemical ligands. This motivates membranes and membrane transport… which leads to molecular-level processes of cells as well as nerve signal transduction and other physiological applications. This will be about 2/3 of the course.