Course

 

Nanoscale Modeling

 

Lecture 1: Theory of Nanoscale Modeling
- Typical interactions between atoms and molecules
- Numerically integrating systems of ordinary differential equations
- Boundaries and thermostats

 

Lecture 2: States of Matter
- Visualize gas, liquid and solid - quantify by radial distribution function
- Vary temperature - observe changes of phase
- Water and hydrogen bonding

 

Lecture 3: Diffusion
- Random walks & Brownian motion
- Diffusion down a concentration gradient
- Stokes-Einstein formula

 

Lecture 4: Contact Angle and Wetting     
- Variation of the interaction strength
- Contact angle and Young’s equation
- Partial and complete wetting