Course Introduction
高等物化特論
Advanced Topics in Physical Chemistry — 114-2 Elective (3.0 credits). English-taught.
ChemE7041 Curriculum Number
114-2 Semester
3.0 Credits
✦ Course Information
| Course title | 高等物化特論 / Advanced Topics in Physical Chemistry |
|---|---|
| Semester | 114-2 |
| Designated for | Graduate Institute of Chemical Engineering · Department of Chemical Engineering |
| Curriculum Number | ChemE7041 |
| Curriculum Identity Number | 524M6180 |
| Class | — |
| Credits | 3.0 |
| Full / Half Yr. | Half |
| Required / Elective | Elective |
| Remarks | The course is conducted in English. |
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Class Section
| Class | Instructor | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | DAVID TAI-WEI WU | Wednesday 7, 8, 9 (14:20–17:20) | 聯電講堂 |
Course Description
This course will provide an introduction to key advanced topics in physical chemistry, including in quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, kinetics and soft matter.
Course Objective
This course aims to introduce advanced topics in physical chemistry that are of active and central interest at the frontiers of research in physical sciences and engineering, as well as their applications in materials and biology.
Course Requirement
Undergraduate Physical Chemistry
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- Remarks: None
References
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No assigned textbook.
Grading
| No. | Item | Pc | Explanations for the conditions |
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Progress
| Week | Date | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | — | Introduction |
| Week 2 | — | Intro to QM |
| Week 3 | — | Quantum Probability, Entanglement and Bell's Inequality |
| Week 4 | — | Quantum Chemistry |
| Week 5 | — | Spin-Statistics, Fermi Liquids, and Bose-Einstein Condensates |
| Week 6 | — | Density Functional Theory |
| Week 7 | — | Quantum Information & Quantum Computing |
| Week 8 | — | Onsager Reciprocal Relations, Fluctuation Dissipation Theorem |
| Week 9 | — | Non-equilibrium fluctuation relations (Jarzynski, Crooks, single-molecule experiments) |
| Week 10 | — | Active Matter |
| Week 11 | — | Midterm Journal Article Presentations |
| Week 12 | — | Critical Phenomena and RG / Coarse-Graining & Effective Hamiltonians |
| Week 13 | — | Rate Theory (Transition State Theory and Reactive Flux Theory) - online video |
| Week 14 | — | Soft Matter, Polymer Statistics, Elasticity and Thermodynamics |
| Week 15 | — | Classical Nucleation Theory (optional) |
| Week 16 | — | Term Paper due / Term Presentations |
