Introduction to Soft Matter

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Free Online Course: Introduction to Soft Matter provided by Swayam is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 8 weeks long. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Swayam. Introduction to Soft Matter is taught by Prof. Aloke Kumar.

Overview
  • Introductory course on soft matter/complex fluids. A review of preliminaries of continuum mechanics, which are required for dealing with soft matter. General concepts of viscous and elastic deformations and relevant models. Experimental approaches to soft materials such as creep response and stress relaxation.INTENDED AUDIENCE : Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Aerospace Engg, Physics, Interdisciplinary sciencesPREREQUISITES : Basic fluid/solid mechanics courses will be helpful although not requiredINDUSTRY SUPPORT : Nil

Syllabus
  • Week 1 : Historical context and Deborah numbe Week 2 : Classical elastic and viscous materials Week 3 : Viscoelastic materials Week 4 : Viscoelastic materials (contd.) Week 5 : Macromolecules and viscoelasticity Week 6 : Shear thickening/thinning fluids Week 7 : Typical experimental results Week 8 : Typical experimental results (contd).