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BICH403: Cellular Biophysics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Course Description:<\/strong>\u00a0This course is a 3 credit undergraduate course. The prerequisites are MATH 151\/152. It will explore a range of current topics in physical biology and systems biology including some of the numbers, length and time scales, and genetic circuits relevant to living cells, with an emphasis on developing quantitative and predictive statements about cellular life. This course will introduce some basic tools of quantitative biology, such as fluorescence imaging and data analysis through Matlab programing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Textbooks:<\/strong>\u00a0None required. Philip Nelson\u2019s \u201cBiological Physics\u201d, Rob Phillips\u2019s \u201cPhysical Biology of the Cell\u201d and Uri Alon\u2019s \u201cAn Introduction to Systems Biology\u201d are recommended as background texts. Books are reserved in Daisy\u2019s office, Biobio 308.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning Outcomes:<\/strong>\u00a0Upon completion of the course, students should be able to describe the meaning and importance of physical biology, explain key quantitative concepts, and apply fundamental principles and formulae of biophysics and genetic regulatory networks to solve basic biophysical problems, and read and evaluate the primary scientific literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BICH404: Biochemical Calculations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Course Description:\u00a0<\/strong>BICH 404, Biochemical Calculations is a 2 credit undergraduate course required of all Biochemistry and Genetics majors. Other students are also welcome. However, concurrent registration or prior completion of BICH 440 is expected. This course will cover quantitative topics in which biochemists are expected to be proficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Textbooks:<\/strong>\u00a0None required. However, a useful reference for this course is Biochemical Calculations, Second Edition, by Irwin Segel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning Outcomes:<\/strong>\u00a0Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to understand and solve problems associated with solution composition, acid-base equilibria, buffers, binding equilibria, binding kinetics, enzyme kinetics, and coupled equilibria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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