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Course Name	Turkish	Biologically Mot.Pro.in St.Phy
	English	Biologically Mot.Pro.in St.Phy
Course Code	FIZ 447E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Alexandr Jonas
Course Objectives		1. Introduction of students to the basic physical mechanisms that underlie fundamental processes in living systems on the cellular and sub-cellular level 2. Appreciation of complexity and robustness of biological systems that can adapt themselves dynamically to a wide range of working conditions 3. Development of analytical and synthetic thinking skills through studying multi-layered biological problems with the use of mathematical apparatus of physics
Course Description		Basic components and organization of living systems; probabilistic nature of molecular interactions; random walks and molecular diffusion; transport in viscous fluids; thermodynamics of living systems; entropic and chemical forces; self-assembly; mechanical properties of biomaterials; cooperative transitions in macromolecules; enzymes and molecular motors; membranes and compartmentalization; transduction of nerve impulses; selected experimental methods of biophysics.
Course Outcomes		1. Development of basic understanding of the structure and organization of biological systems 2. Insight into the role and relevance of various environmental physical parameters for proper function of biological systems 3. Development of the ability to synthesize multiple physical concepts in solving complex biological problems 4. Building foundation for further advanced studies in the field of biophysics / biological physics and cross-disciplinary research and technological activities
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Textbook		P. Nelson, Biological Physics (W. H. Freeman, New York, 2008)
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