PHYS424 INTRODUCTION TO BIOPHYSICS
| Course Code: |
2300424 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
5.0 |
| Department: |
Physics |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
| Prerequisite: |
Set 1: 2300105
, 2300106
Set 2: 2300111 , 2300112
Set 3: 2300109 , 2300110 |
| One of the sets above should be completed before taking
PHYS424 INTRODUCTION TO BIOPHYSICS. |
Course Content
Physical principles of biological systems. experimental methods in biophysics. energy and entropy in living systems. diffusion and self-assembly. molecular and cellular scale phenomena. Brownian motion. osmosis. free energy. chemical forces. molecular motors. biological membranes. nerve impulses. generation of order in living systems. information processing. biological work under physical constraints. quantitative links between physics and biology.
