PHYSICS C287A

Biological Physics I: Life at Rest

Physics · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

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Equilibrium phenomena. Application of basic mechanics, optics, and thermodynamics to biological design: structure of skeleton, scaling of bone and muscle mass, swim bladders, and animal vision. Application of elementary statistical physics, electrostatics, and elasticity to structure of proteins, DNA, and biomembranes. Concurrently scheduled with course C187A.

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Enforced requisites: courses 105A, 110A, 115A, Chemistry 110A, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology 100 (or M140 or 165A).

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PHYSICS C287A

PHYSICS 105AAnalytic Mechanics
- PHYSICS 32Mathematical Methods2 more beneath
  - PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanicsanother path to it
  - PHYSICS 1AHPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics (Honors)another path to it
  - MATH 32A

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PHYSICS C287A

PHYSICS C287BBiological Physics II: Life in Motion

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