Physics 597B - ST- Topics in Biophysics

This course, intended for students with a background in physical, chemical, or quantitative life science, will cover physical principles that apply to biological molecules and cells: Bownian motion, low Reynolds-number environments, forces relevant to cells and molecules, chemical potentials and free energies, as well as the basics of polymer physics. These principles will be applied to enzymes as molecular machines, membranes, DNA, and RNA.

PHYSICS181&82/51&52,287MATH233 Prerequisites: PHYSICS 181 & 182 (or 151 & 152); PHYSICS 287 & 423 (or CHEM 475); and MATH 233 or permission of the instructor.