PHY3650 Biophysics
This course brings physical principles to bear on fundamental microscale processes essential to life. Students begin with a brief survey of cellular physiology and then discover how probabilistic phenomena give rise to ordered activity and structures within the cell. Topics include entropy, random walks and diffusion, chemical forces and self-assembly, molecular motors, microscale fluid physics, membrane mechanics, and nerve impulses. Special attention will be given to current frontiers in biophysics through discussion of contemporary scientific literature.
Prerequisite
PHY 2020 or PHY 2220; MTH 1510
Course Types
Science; Advanced Studies
Offered
Offered spring.