PHY 5322 Biological Physics

3 units
Physics
Faculty of Science
Biological phenomena studied using techniques of physics. Key components of cells. Physical concepts relevant to cellular phenomena: Brownian dynamics, fluids, suspensions, entropy driven phenomena, chemical forces and self-assembly. Biological molecules. Enzymes. Molecular motors. Nerve impulses. Also offered, with different requirements, as PHY 4322 . Courses PHY 4322 , PHY 5322 cannot be combined for units. This course is equivalent to PHYJ 5322 at Carleton University.

Components:

Lecture

Requirements:

Exclusion: PHY 4322 .

Previously Offered Terms:

Winter

French Equivalent:

Organized

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Learned a Lot

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Recommend

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Workload

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Fair Assessments

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