Admission Requirements
Mathematics and Physics at the level of VWO Wiskunde B en VWO Natuurkunde, respectively.
Description
When we cook, we often take soft, biological materials and manipulate them to create taste and texture that we like to eat. The physics underlying these processes as well as the actual experience of the prepared food is very rich and at the same time fundamental in nature. In this course, we use the science of cooking to introduce students to these fundamental concepts in soft condensed matter and biological physics.
Specific topics include:
Sauces to Gels: Networks and percolation
Fractal structures
Texture: Elasticity and viscosity
Visco-elasticity
From mayonnaise to bread: emulsions and foams
Course Objectives
On completing this course, you will know how to:
Describe networks and percolated states
Determine the fractal dimension of a structure
Determine the viscosity and elasticity of simple materials
Be familiar with basic mechanical models and their viscoelastic features
Identify and create a mechanical diagram to represent a material
Analyze basic structural characteristics of foams and emulsions
Timetable
Schedule
For detailed information go to Timetable in Brightspace
You will find the timetables for all courses and degree programmes of Leiden University in the tool MyTimetable (login). Any teaching activities that you have sucessfully registered for in MyStudyMap will automatically be displayed in MyTimeTable. Any timetables that you add manually, will be saved and automatically displayed the next time you sign in.
MyTimetable allows you to integrate your timetable with your calendar apps such as Outlook, Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and other calendar apps on your smartphone. Any timetable changes will be automatically synced with your calendar. If you wish, you can also receive an email notification of the change. You can turn notifications on in ‘Settings’ (after login).
For more information, watch the video or go the the 'help-page' in MyTimetable. Please note: Joint Degree students Leiden/Delft have to merge their two different timetables into one. This video explains how to do this.
Mode of Instruction
See Brightspace
Lectures, tutorials (exercise classes) and homework assignments. The lectures, exercises and exam are in English.
Assessment Method
Written exam at the conclusion of the course.
There will also be homework assignments. Participation in the problem sessions and handing in homework assignments can earn you a bonus of maximally 1 grade point on top of the exam grade.
Reading list
Textbook: Science and cooking by Brenner, Sörenson and Weitz
Registration
As a student, you are responsible for registering on time, i.e. 14 days before the start of the course. This can be done via Mystudymap. You do this twice a year: once for the courses you want to take in semester 1 and once for the courses you want to take in semester 2. Please note: late registration is not possible.
Registration for courses in the first semester is possible from July; registration for courses in the second semester is possible from December. First-year bachelor students are registered for semester 1 by the faculty student administration; they do not have to do this themselves. For more information, see this page
In addition, it is mandatory for all students, including first-year bachelor students, to register for exams. This can be done up to and including 10 calendar days prior to the exam or up to five calendar days in case of a retake exam. You cannot participate in the exam or retake without a valid registration in My Studymap.
Contact
Remarks
You will learn to allocate your time to accomplish problem sets within their deadlines.