ChEn593R — Polymer Physics Course Notes

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Course Materials Spring 2023

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Course Notes

• Lecture 1 - Introduction to Polymer Physics
• Lecture 2 - Ideal Chain Conformations
• Lecture 3 - Ideal Chain Distributions

Homework

• HW 1
  • Monte Carlo Code (ideal chains)
• HW 2
• HW 3
  • Monte Carlo Code (real chains)

References

• “Polymer Physics”, M. Rubinstein and R. Colby, Oxford University Press, 2003
• “Polymer Chemistry” Second Ed., P. C. Hiemenz and T. P. Lodge, CRC Press, 2007
• “Scaling Concepts in Polymer Physics”, P.-G. de Gennes, Cornell Univ. Press, 1979
• “The Equilibrium Theory of Inhomogeneous Polymers”, G. H. Fredrickson, Clarendon Press, 2006
• “The Theory of Polymer Dynamics”, Doi and Edwards, Clarendon Press, 1986
• “Statistical Physics of Macromolecules”, A. Y. Grosberg and A. R. Khokhlov, AIP Press, 1994