Tentative weekly course calendar for Phys471E (3 lectures per week)
| Week | Date | Topics covered |
1 |
jan 11-15 |
Introduction: biophysics; free energy; order; life; |
2 |
jan 18-22 |
Brownian motion; random walk; Einstein equation; holiday, jan 18 |
| 3 |
jan 25-29 |
diffusion equation, applications in biology hw #1 due monday |
4 |
feb 1-5 |
sedimentation, laminar flow, Reynolds number; biological applications hw #2 due monday |
5 |
feb 8-12 |
Nernst potential, ion pumping, nerve impulse, neuron model hw #3 due monday Student presentations: time TBD Final Exam: Friday in class, feb 12 |