Course Term: Michaelmas & Hilary
Course Weight: 1
Course Overview:
16 lectures (8 MT, 8 HT).
Areas: CMT, Astro.
Sequel: Topics in Soft and Active Matter Physics (TT).
Please use this page to submit your homework for the Soft Matter Physics classes via the assignments tab.
Visiting and Short Option Students Only: Please e-mail your work to your TA/Tutor by the required deadline, copying in mmathphys@maths.ox.ac.uk
The first problem sheet will be distributed in lectures, and the second problem sheet will be e-mailed to you.
External Lecturer(s):
Prof. Julia Yeomans, Prof. Ard Louis
Assessment Type:
No formal assessment; homework completion requirement.
Course Synopsis:
Phase ordering. Liquid Crystals and topological defects. Introduction to active matter. Polymers:statics and dynamics. Self-assembly.