Tuesday: Intro to Thermodynamics
Goals of the day - relate magnitude of an equilibrium constant to ∆G; distinguish between enthalpic and entropic contributions to ∆G; relate IMF's to distance and ∆H value, understanding of how the hydrophobic effect is an entropic contribution to order.

• My lecture notes
• Read V&V Ch. 2-3 or G&G Ch. 2-3
• My powerpoint slides
• Additional Reading
• Creighton, Proteins, Ch. 4 (source of much of my notes; on reserve)
• Dunitz (1994) The Entropic Cost of Bound Water Molecules. Short rumination on entropy
• Silverstein (1998) The Real Reason Why Oil and Water Don't Mix. The pedagogy of the hydrophobic effect

Thursday: Lipids and vesicles
Goals of the day - know the nomenclature of fatty acid; identify head groups of phospholipids; vesicle structure and nomenclature; critical micelle concentration and relation to FA structure; use of DSC to measure enthalpy of phase transition in phospholipid membranes.

• My lecture notes
• Read V&V Ch. 5 or G&G Ch. 6
• My powerpoint slides
• Some resources
• Video featuring Jack Szostak on origin of cells from simple lipids (40 minutes) and related article