CEM888 - SS10

Computational Chemistry

Time: 9:10 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. MWF
Room: 183 Chemistry
Office Hours: arrange by email

Link to the course web site

Lectures taught by me:

Wednesday4/7MD simulations in practice
Friday4/9Free energy calculations
Monday4/12Enhanced sampling
Wednesday4/14Replica exchange sampling
Friday4/16Replica exchange sampling (cont'd)
Monday4/19Solvent models
Wednesday4/21Solvent models (cont'd)
Friday4/23Coarse-grained models
 
Lab sessions taught by me:

Wednesday4/7MD simulations
Wednesday4/14Umbrella sampling
Wednesday4/21Replica exchange simulations
Final projects
 
Recommended books:

Andrew Leach: Molecular Modelling. Principles and Applications
Tamar Schlick: Molecular Modeling and Simulations. An Interdisciplinary Guide
M. P. Allen, D. J. Tildesley: Computer Simulations of Liquids
Daan Frenkel, Berend Smit: Understanding Molecular Simulation

Recommended papers:

Michael Feig: Molecular Simulation Methods: Standard Practices and Modern Challenges PDF
W. F. van Gunsteren, A. E. Mark: Validation of molecular dynamics simulations PDF
D. L. Beveridge, F. M. DiCapua: Free Energy via Molecular Simulation: Applications to Chemical and Biomolecular Systems PDF
P. Kollman: Free Energy Calculations: Applications to Chemical and Biochemical Phenomena. PDF
A. Mitsutake, Y. Sugita, Y. Okamoto: Generalized-ensemble algorithms for molecular simulations of biopolymers PDF

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