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Week
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Date
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Topics
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Summary
Note
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Week 1
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Aug. 24 - Aug. 28
(ch. 1)
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·
Introduction
to Biophysical Chemistry
Thermodynamics
·
Heat,
Energy, and Work
·
First Law
of Thermodynamics
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L1
L2
L3
discussion 1
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Week 2
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Aug.31 - Sept. 4
(ch. 1)
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Enthalpy
·
Enthalpy of
phase change
·
Bond
enthalpy
·
Enthalpy of
reaction, Enthalpy of Formation
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Hess’s
Law
·
Kirchoff’s
Law: Enthalpy vs. T
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L4
L5
L6
discussion 2;
key
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Week 3
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Sept. 9 - 11
(ch. 2)
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Entropy and
2nd Law
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Entropy
Measurements – Macroscopic
·
Microscopic
definition of Entropy
·
Third Law
of Thermodynamics
·
Entropy of
Substances
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L7
Carnot cycle
(From Tinoco text)
L8
discussion 3;
key
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Week 4
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Sept. 14 - 18
(ch. 2)
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·
Entropy of
Chemical Reactions
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Spontaneity
and Gibbs Free Energy
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Calculating
DG
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Entropy and
hydrophobic interactions
·
Protein
structures and interactions
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Thermodynamics
of hydrogen-bonding and hydrophobic interaction
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L9
L10
L11
discussion 4
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Week 5
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Sept. 21 - 25
(ch. 3)
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·
Temperature
and Pressure dependence of Free energy
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Phase
diagrams
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Application:
Thermodynamics of DNA duplex formation
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Chemical potential; Ideal solutions
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Osmosis
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L12
L13
L14
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Week 6
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Sept. 28 – Oct. 2
(ch3.,
ch. 4)
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Osmosis
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Measuring
hydrophobic interaction – Dmq between solvents
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Calculating
DGorxn and temperature dependence
·
Equilibrium
constant & DGorxn
Exam
1, Wednesday, Sept. 30; in class
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L15
L16
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Week 7
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Oct. 5 - 9
(ch. 4)
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·
Temperature
Dependence of Equilibrium Constant
·
Acid Base
Equilibria
·
Buffers
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L17
L18
L19
Discussion 7: 4.49 (a)&(b) key
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Week 8
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Oct. 12 - 16
(ch. 4)
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Biochemical
standard state
·
Equilibrium
binding
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L20
L21
L22
Discussion 8: 4.50
key
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Week 9
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Oct. 19 - 23
(ch. 5)
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Ions in
solution
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Non-ideality
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Ions
transport
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L23
L24
L25
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Week 10
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Oct. 26 - 30
(ch. 5
& 6)
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Redox
Reactions
·
Nernst
Equation
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Electrochemical
series
Chemical
Kinetics
·
Reaction
Rates
·
Rate Laws
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L26
L27
L28
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Week 11
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Nov. 2 - 6
(ch. 6)
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·
Example
Rate Laws
·
Equilibrium
& Kinetics
Exam
2, Wednesday Nov. 4; in class
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L29
L30
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Week 12
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Nov. 9 - 13
(ch. 7)
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·
Reaction
dynamics
·
Temperature
Dependence
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Reaction
mechanisms
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Week 13
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Nov. 16 - 20
(ch. 8)
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·
Kinetics
and Mechanisms of Enzymatic Reactions
·
Michaelis-Menten
Equation
·
Inhibition
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Catalytic
efficiency
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Energetics
of catalysis
·
Visualizing
Enzymes
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Week 14
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Nov. 23 - 25
(ch. 9,
13)
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Structure
and Spectroscopy
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Basic
quantum mechanics
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Absorption
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Beers law,
bio-chromophores
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Week 15
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Nov. 30 - Dec. 4
(ch.13)
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Emission
·
Fluorescence
Spectroscopy and FRET
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Dec. 7 – 9
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Final Reviews:
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Dec. 14
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Final Exam, 8:00
– 10:00 am
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