PHYSICS 146A/230A
Quarter: Fall Quarter 2005
| Week
1 |
Additional Reading
(Non-equilibrium Stat Mech): Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 |
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| Mon 9/26 |
Central dogma, amino acids,
proteins |
TR |
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| Wed 9/28 |
Basics of biological cells |
TR |
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| Fri 9/30 |
Diffusion I |
Notes |
TR |
| Week
2 |
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| Mon 10/3 |
Diffusion II |
Notes |
TR |
| Wed 10/5 |
Diffusion III |
Notes |
TR |
| Fri 10/7 |
Ionic Transport I |
ZS |
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| Week
3 |
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| Mon 10/10 |
Ionic Transport II |
ZS |
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| Wed 10/12 |
Molecular Dynamics I:
thermodynamic considerations |
Notes |
TR |
| Fri 10/14 |
How to interpret biological
signals: autocorrelation, power spectrum |
Notes |
ZS |
| Week
4 |
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| Mon 10/17 |
Biological ion channels,
membrane pores |
ZS |
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| Wed 10/19 |
Surface charges |
Notes |
ZS |
| Fri 10/21 |
active transport: ion pumps |
Notes |
ZS |
| Week
5 |
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| Mon 10/24 |
free energy |
Notes |
TR |
| Wed 10/26 |
review session |
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| Fri 10/28 |
Midterm |
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| Week 6 |
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| Mon 10/31 |
Ratchets I |
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| Wed 11/2 |
Ratchets II |
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| Fri 11/4 |
Force measurement techniques:
AFM, optical tweezers |
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| Week 7 |
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| Mon 11/7 |
Molecular Dynamics II: force
fields |
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| Wed 11/9 |
Molecular Dynamics III: free
energy calculations |
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| Fri 11/11 |
Molecular dynamics example study |
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| Week 8 |
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| Mon 11/14 |
Action potentials/Hodgkin-Huxley
I |
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| Wed 11/16 |
Action potentials/Hodgkin-Huxley II | ||
| Fri 11/18 |
Action potentials/Hodgkin-Huxley III | ||
| Week 9 |
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| Mon 11/21 |
Nanobiotechnology I |
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| Wed 11/23 |
Nanobiotechnology II | ||
| Fri 11/25 |
no class - Thanksgiving Holiday |
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| Week 10 |
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| Mon 11/28 |
Nanobiotechnology III | ||
| Wed 11/30 |
example study |
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| Fri 12/2 |
review session |