一、課程說明(Course Description)
<br>介紹 "軟物質科學" 的知識給學生，讓學生從事與軟物質及生物系統相關研究時, 具備研究分析所需之基本知識。
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<br>計畫以物理及工程訓練的觀點教授生物系統的 building blocks (包含proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, cells, water 等)，作用力，軟物質中的大分子，相轉變，dynamics，膠體散佈，凝膠，液晶，大分子的自我組裝等等不同的主題。
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<br>二、指定用書(Text Books) 
<br>Jones, "Soft Condensed Matter", Oxford 2002  
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<br>三、參考書籍(References) 
<br>Kleman/Larentovich, Soft Matter Physics -- An Introduction,Springer 2001 
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<br>四、教學方式(Teaching Method)
<br>課堂講解， 每週 3 節
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<br>五、教學進度(Syllabus)
<br>1. Building block of biological systems
<br>2. Forces, energies, and timescales in condensed matter
<br>3. Phase transitions
<br>4. Colloidal dispersions
<br>5. Polymers
<br>6. Gelation
<br>7. Liquid crystallinity
<br>8. Crystallinity in polymers
<br>9. Aggregating self-assembly
<br>10. Continuum Mechanics, Biorheology
<br>11. Phase Behavior of DNA, Motors, and Structural Biomaterials
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<br>六、成績考核(Evaluation)
<br>Homework(30%), Midterm exam(35%), Final exam(35%)
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<br>七、可連結之網頁位址
<br>N/A