Biophysical Chemistry: Physical Principles, Water, and Quantum Effects in Biolog

1 Unit · Graduate

Biophysical Chemistry explores how quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and kinetics govern life's molecular mechanisms. Emphasizing water's unique role and non-trivial quantum effects in warm, wet environments, the course reveals physical laws dictating biological possibilities—from protein folding and enzyme tunneling to photosynthesis and magnetoreception.