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M 8/27 & W 8/29 |
**note that this is the first week of class, so our
first meeting will be on W 9/5 |
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M 10/22 & W 10/24 |
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W 11/7 |
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Section
I: Basics
(approx. three weeks)
Complex
fluids – examples, pertinent length scales, common features &
applications.
Mechanical
Rheology – techniques, pitfalls & interpretation of data.
Forces
– basics forces that drive the dynamics and behavior – steric, van der Waals,
electrostatic etc.
Section
II:
Polymeric Systems (approx. three weeks)
Polymer
Solutions – overlap, reptation, scaling laws, nonlinear behavior.
Polymer
Gels – yielding behavior, transient network models.
Section
III:
Suspensions (approx. three weeks)
Colloidal
fluids – dilute, concentrated, filled systems.
Emulsions
& Blends – interfaces, viscoelasticity, drop dynamics.
Section
IV:
Mesoscopic Systems (remaining time)
Self-assembling
and liquid crystal systems – phases, structural characterization.
Block
copolymers – structures, rheology.
This
is the basic structure and it mirrors the structure of the course text.
The later sections in the course will evolve based on the interests of
the class.