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Jun 26, 2024
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PHYS 4301 - Cell and Molecular Biophysics
Introduction to the physical principles that underlie phenomena in cell biology and the properties of biomolecules. Topics covered will include an introduction to molecular biology, Brownian motion, molecular interactions in macromolecules, protein and nucleic acid structure, physics of biopolymers, chemical kinetics, mechanical and adhesive properties of biomolecules, molecular manipulation techniques, cell membrane structure, membrane channels and pumps, molecular motors and biorheology.
Requisites: BIOS 1700 and CHEM 1510 and PHYS 2052
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Acquire an understanding of diffusion and Brownian motion and how those underlie many aspects of biological physics.
- Acquire experience with the mathematics underlying biophysical phenomena and biophysical techniques.
- Acquire the basic vocabulary and mathematical skills to allow them to comprehend technical biophysics literature and to interact with biologist colleagues.
- Become familiar with national databases such as the Protein Data Bank and know how to display and manipulate molecular structures from those databases.
- Gain experience with interpretation of graphical data from the biophysics literature.
- Graduate students will gain teaching and presentation experience by presenting the results from a biophysics-related paper.
- Learn where and how to find additional biological and biophysical information if they need to know it for their work beyond the course.
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