Dynamical Processes in Biophysics
The physical basis of diffusive processes in biology and biochemistry, and optical spectroscopic means for measuring its rates. Topics include: membrane electrical potentials, nerve impulses, synaptic transmission, the physics of chemoreception by cells, motion and reaction kinetics of membrane components, optical microscopy, visible and UV light absorption, fluorescence and phosphorescence, quasielastic light scattering, mathematics of random fluctuations, and chaotic processes in biology.
Topics
- membrane electrical potentials
- nerve impulses
- synaptic transmission
- the physics of chemoreception by cells
- motion and reaction kinetics of membrane components
- optical microscopy
- visible and UV light absorption
- fluorescence and phosphorescence
- quasielastic light scattering
- mathematics of random fluctuations
- and chaotic processes in biology
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Prerequisites & course information
Students should have knowledge of intermediate physical chemistry, intermediate/applied calculus (single and multivariable) and intermediate linear algebra (differential equations) as covered in, for ex: BIOPHYS 370 and MATH 216 or 256 or 286 or 316. (3). (BS). May not be repeated for credit.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
- Catalogue entry ↗
Catalogue variants
- Dynamical Processes in Biophysics · 3 · Graduate credit
- Dynamical Processes in Biophysics · 3 · Undergraduate credit