Getting that degree even if it kills me

22/05/2026 - Kinetics

Orders and rates of change: mostly revision from last year, good to go over it again though.

Half-life and integration, exponential and logarithmic plots: interesting! Reminded me that I haven't done calculus in a while, but it scratched my maths itch.

Temperature-dependence, collision theory, and transition state theory: Haven't finished yet, but getting there. Lots to understand, and I can't wait to look at it with a fresh brain tomorrow!

Next Topics:

Finishing transition state theory

Michaelis-Menten and steady-state

Motor protein kinetics

Downtime:

Made a D&D character for a friend's one-shot

Listened to the Hadestown soundtrack (again)

Read Earthsea (graphic novel─ the art is stunning!)

20/05/2026 - Thermodynamics & Kinetics

Ligand-binding equilibrium: Kd and finding [LP]. Really got me back into thermodynamics!

Ionic membrane transport: Gibbs and Δφ, calculating feasibility using coupled reactions. Reminds me that I actually enjoy maths when it's problem-solving and not just for exam questions!

Redox potentials and Ecell: Cell diagrams and the Nernst equation. Mostly just revision as this topic is in another module.

Orders and rates of change: Starting kinetics revision, more derivatives getting me excited for integration questions for the next topics!

Next topics:

Finishing orders and rates of change

Half-life and integration, exponential and logarithmic plots

Temperature-dependence, collision theory, and transition state theory

Downtime:

Started writing next year's D&D campaign, first time DMing!

Finished some chores I'd been procrastinating