MSE 458: Class schedule, List of topics (Spring 2008)

This schedule will be filled during the course of the semester. Please check regularly!

No.	Date	Info	Assigned homework	Sections in book
01	01/15	First class		1.1-1.4
02	01/17			1.5-1.6
03	01/22			1.6-1.7
04	01/24		Homework #1. Due Thu 01/31 in class	2.1-2.3
05	01/29	Class canceled		-
06	01/31			2.4 (except 2.4.3); 2.5; 2.6 (except 2.6.2)
07	02/05			3.1-3.2.2.2
08	02/07			3.2.3-3.3.3
09	02/12		Homework #2. Due Tue 02/19 in class	4.1-4.2
10	02/14			4.3-4.4
11	02/19			4.5; 5.1-5.2
12	02/21			5.3
13	02/26			5.4-5.5
14	02/28			6.1-6.2.1
15	03/04			6.2.2-6.4.1
16	03/06			6.4.2-6.4.5 (only up to Eq. (6.64)); 7.1
17	03/11	No class (but see Friday 03/14!)
18	03/13	No class (but see Friday 03/14!)
	03/14	Midterm 1pm-2:50pm, Room 4101		Chapter 1-4
	03/18	(Spring Break)
	03/20
19	03/25		Homework #3. Due Tue 04/01 in class	7.2
20	03/27	Class rescheduled
21	04/01			7.3.1, 7.4 (except 7.4.3)
22	04/03			7.6, 7.6.1
23	04/08			Polyelectrolytes I (general introduction)
24	04/10	Class rescheduled
25	04/15			Polyelectrolytes II (theory; self-assembly)
26	04/17			Polyelectrolytes III (counterion condensation)
27	04/22			Molecular dynamics simulations of polymeric systems
27	04/22	Make-up class, 1pm, 218MEB		Monte Carlo simulation techniques for polymeric systems
28	04/24			Practice problems
29	04/29			Practice problems
	05/02	FINAL EXAM 8:00am-11:00am, 4101 MSEB

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