PHYS 347 - Introduction to Biological Physics

Instructor: Eldon Emberly Office: SCB9684 Phone: 23701 e-mail: eemberly_at_sfu_dot_ca

Important Dates:

Oct 2 - Midterm 1 (in class)

Nov 13 - Midterm 2 (in class)

Text Website: Physical Biology of the Cell

Lectures:

Topic 1a: Scaling laws in biology
Topic 1b: Molecular Biology Census
Topic 2: Energy in Biological Systems
Topic 3: Probability Theory, Entropy     Probability theory     Kinetic theory     Boltzmann distribution
Topic 4: Equilibrium Binding and Chemical Kinetics
Topic 5: RNA Folding/Protein Folding
Topic 6: Random Polymers and Chromosomes     notes on summation
Topic 7: Biomolecular Beams and Membranes
Topic 8: Diffusion
Topic 9: Fluid Dynamics and Life at Low Reynold's Number
Topic 10: Ionic Solutions and applications
Topic 11: Membrane Potentials
Topic 12: Nerve Impulses

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