Lectures in course PHYS-441: Statistical physics of biomacromolecules

Long-range Correlations in Polymer Science

Explores the significance of long-range correlations in polymer science models and approximations.

Polymer Collapse: Protein Folding and Interactions

Explores polymer collapse, protein folding, and interactions, emphasizing the role of hydrophobicity and attractive forces.

Polymer Structure and Biological Relevance

Covers the molecular structure of polymers, the transcription process, and the implications of protein misfolding in diseases.

Polymer Collapse: Covolume and Free Energy

Explores polymer collapse, emphasizing covolume and free energy in the process.

Protein Folding: Structure and Interactions

Explores protein folding, amino acids, RNA translation, and attractive forces, emphasizing the importance of native state conformation and compact structures.

Central Dogma: DNA, RNA, Proteins

Covers the central dogma of molecular biology, focusing on DNA, RNA, and proteins.

Polymer Collapse: Vizial Expansion

Explores the collapse and expansion of polymers, focusing on covolume and Flory theory.

Polymer Models: Basic Observables

Introduces basic observables and simple models in polymer science, emphasizing the importance of reproducible measurements and discussing the concept of one-dimensional polymers.

Protein Folding: Basics and Models

Explores protein folding basics, stability, mutations, and computational methods.

Protein Folding: Mechanisms and Consequences

Explores protein folding, misfolding consequences, chaperones' role, and ATP importance.

Cytoskeleton: Actin Filaments and Microtubules

Explores actin filaments, microtubules, monomers, proteins, dimer formation, and protein aggregation in the cytoskeleton.

Proteins: Central Dogma and Translation

Explains protein synthesis, translation, and the central dogma of molecular biology.

Self-attraction of DNA: Mediated Interactions

Discusses the self-attraction of DNA and its mediated interactions.

Protein Folding Dynamics

Explores protein folding dynamics, chaperones, ATP hydrolysis, and DNA folding intricacies within the nucleus.

Polymer Theory: End-to-End Distance

Explores the calculation of end-to-end distance in polymer theory, focusing on isotropy, probability distributions, and the Kratky-Porod model.

End-to-End Vector: Lecture 4

Explores the concept of end-to-end vector and its practical implications.

Fractal Dimensions: Polymer Behavior

Explores fractal dimensions in polymer behavior, focusing on excluded volume and intersections within polymers.

Polymer Modeling: Interactions and Scaling Behavior

Explores polymer modeling, interactions, and scaling behavior of real polymers.

Freely-Jointed-Chain Model

Explores the statistical properties of the Freely-Jointed-Chain model and the Worm-like Chain Model transition from discrete to continuum.

Polymer Conformation: Beyond the Freely Jointed Chain

Explores polymer conformation beyond the Freely Jointed Chain model, emphasizing the importance of correlations and rigidity.