3 unit(s) Soft materials include polymers, liquid crystals, surfactants and colloids. The course will cover structure, dynamics, phase transitions and self-assembly, and discuss applications and links to the life sciences.
Three lectures; one term Prerequisite(s): One of CHEM 2R03, CHEMBIO 2P03, ISCI 2A18 A/B, PHYSICS 2H04; or registration in Honours Mathematics and Physics (B.Sc.) Antirequisite(s): PHYSICS 3S03