| Course title | Complex fluids and soft structures in the human body |
| Course Offering: | Math 891.006 |
| Instructor of Record: | Greg Forest (Jia Zhao, postdoc in Forest group, unofficial co-lecturer) |
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| Also offered as: | APS 891.006 |
| Instructor of Record: | Daphne Klotsa |
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| Course description | The objectives of this course are to: Discuss the diversity of human biological materials that lie in the realm of complex fluids and soft materials; Develop continuum and stochastic models for how such materials behave in equilibrium or under loads at the molecular to continuum scales; Discuss experimental data for such materials and the role that mathematical models play in understanding biological materials and in being able to predict their behavior in physiologically relevant conditions. |
| Prerequisites | current enrollment in graduate program of any participating Department in the NIH T32 BD2K graduate training program |
| Start and end date | Feb 14, 21, 28, March 7, 21, 28 2017 |
| Meeting pattern | Tuesdays 9-11:30 am |
| Location: | Phillips Hall 365 |
Lectures
- Lecture 1: Phase Field Models for Fluid-Fluid Interface Dynamics
- Lecture 2: Immersed Boundary Models for Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems
- Lecture 3: Hydrodynamic Theories for Viscoelastic Fluids
- Lecture 4: Discussions on Final Projects
- Lecture 5: Mathematical Models and Applications in Biofilms and Cell Mitosis
- Lecture 6: Student Presentations on Final Projects
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