BIOPHYS 2A03

BIOPHYSICS OF THE CELL AND LIVING ORGANISMS

Undergraduate

Fall 2026 · Biophys/CeLL & Livng Organisms · C01

Readings

eText Physical Biology Of The CeLL - 6 Month Access Ed: 2
Phillips · 2 · Suggested
ISBN 9781134111657; 9780815344506

Fall 2026 · C01

Introduction – length and time scales
Diffusion – Brownian motion, Fick’s law, molecular motion and transport
Statistical physics and biological systems – entropy, Boltzmann distribution
Polymers and Proteins - Folding of Proteins, Protein-protein interactions and assembly of macromolecular complexes.
Assembly of the cytoskeleton (actin fibrils and microtubules)
Methods for computer simulation of biological systems – Monte Carlo, molecular dynamics.
Ligand-receptor binding processes
Stacking interactions in RNA and DNA. Helix coil transitions. Secondary structure prediction in RNA.

Physical Biology of the Cell
Rob Phillips, Jane Kondev, Julie Theriot. · Required
Garland Science · ISBN 978-0815344506
Physical Biology of the Cell ISBN: 978-0815344506 Authors: Rob Phillips, Jane Kondev, Julie Theriot. Publisher: Garland Science
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Fall 2025 · Biophys/Cell & Livng Organisms · C01

Etext Physical Biology Of The Cell - 6 Month Access Ed: 2
Phillips · 2 · Suggested
ISBN 9781134111657; 9780815344506

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