printer friendly pageBIOE 41: Physical Biology of Macromolecules
Principles of statistical physics, thermodynamics, and kinetics with applications to molecular biology. Topics include entropy, temperature, chemical forces, enzyme kinetics, free energy and its uses, self assembly, cooperative transitions in macromolecules, molecular machines, feedback, and accurate replication. Prerequisites:
MATH 41, 42;
CHEM 31A, B (or 31X); strongly recommended:
PHYSICS 41,
CME 100 or
MATH 51, and
CME 106; or instructor approval.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
BIOE 42: Physical Biology of Cells
Principles of transport, continuum mechanics, and fluids, with applications to cell biology. Topics include random walks, diffusion, Langevin dynamics, transport theory, low Reynolds number flow, and beam theory, with applications including quantitative models of protein trafficking in the cell, mechanics of the cell cytoskeleton, the effects of molecular noise in development, the electromagnetics of nerve impulses, and an introduction to cardiovascular fluid flow. Prerequisites:
MATH 41, 42;
CHEM 31A, B (or 31X); strongly recommended:
CS 106A,
PHYSICS 41,
CME 100 or
MATH 51, and
CME 106; or instructor approval. 4 units, Spr (Huang, K)
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
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