Overview
Physics : Introduction to biophysics: the investigation of the physical laws which apply to biological molecules and cells. Principles covered include Brownian motion, low Reynolds-number environments, forces relevant to cells and molecules, chemical potentials, and free energies; these principles are applied to enzymes as molecular machines, membranes, DNA, and Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite(s): PHYS 142; BIOL 112; MATH 141 or 151, or their equivalents; and one of the following: BIOL 201, ANAT/BIOC 212, PHYS 232, or PHYS 253; or permission of the instructor.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking BIOL 319.