Requirements for the course:

The course will be in English, and will be self-contained, that is: for mathematicians it is not required previous knowledge of physics and for physicists and chemists is required only a basic knowledge of mathematics.

Structure of the course: (2+2)+2: 1 lecture per week + 2 hours per week of lecture preparation (see below) +2 hours of practical (project) work (Please be aware that the catalog of the course gives the wrong amount of total hours. 4+4+2=10, it is NOT, it is as reported above (2+2)+2=6).

Practical work as miniprojects:

Analyse problems of current interest in soft matter and molecular modeling. Working as single or in group, each student will try to contribute with mathematical as well as physical ideas to a possible solution of the problem and write a brief report about her/his results.

Lectures:

Lectures are presented by the students with notes and material prepared by the lecturer. The students have support from the lecturer during the preparation of his/her lecture.

Explanations/clarifications/discussions during the lectures are led by the Lecturer.

Every week one different students covers in class the material of one lecture.

Final grade based on: Quality of the lecture + Quality of written report and class discussion for the (mini)project (Quality of lecture= clarity of exposure, asking the proper questions, initiate a constructive discussion)

Contents:

(I) The physical idea of soft matter and its relevance for current science is first presented

(II) Various mathematical and physical models for calculations are introduced, for static and dynamics

(III) Computational approached that combine the mathematical and physical models are finally discussed

Literature: The material of lectures will be provided in forms of pdf by the lecturer

Place and time can be agreed if necessary

Interested students should contact Luigi Delle Site:

luigi.dellesite@fu-berlin.de