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Lecture 10A
Atomistic insight

Foundations

Date: Mar 18, 2025

This foundational lecture highlights how atomistic-level details provide deeper biological insights. Students will learn the role of thermodynamics, including enthalpic and entropic contributions, in molecular interactions. The lecture emphasizes noncovalent interactions and introduces the significance of molecular flexibility and dynamics as crucial to understanding biological systems.

Learning objectives

After today, you should better understand:

  1. Molecular ensembles and their relevance.
  2. Role of enthalpy and entropy in molecular interactions.
  3. Noncovalent interactions and enthalpy.
  4. Entropy as molecular flexibility and dynamics.

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Relevant content and readings for today's lecture.

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