Courses of Study 2013-2014 
    
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Courses of Study 2013-2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ENGRD 2520 - The Physics of Life

(crosslisted)
(also AEP 2520 )
Spring. 3 credits.

Prerequisite: MATH 1920 , CHEM 2070  or CHEM 2090 . Corequisite: PHYS 2213 . Co-meets with AEP 5520 .

L. Pollack.

Introduces the physics of biological macromolecules (e.g., proteins, DNA, RNA) to students of the physical sciences or engineering who have little or no background in biology. The macromolecules are studied from three perspectives. First, the biological role or function of each class of macromolecules is considered. Second, a quantitative description of the physical interactions that determine the behavior ofthese systems is provided. Finally, techniques that are commonly used to probe these systems, with an emphasis on current research, are discussed.

Outcome 1: An introductory-level understanding of molecular biology.

Outcome 2: An understanding of the importance of basic physics, math and chemistry concepts to molecular biology.

Outcome 3: An understanding of the importance of physics/math/engineering in developing techniques to probe biological systems.



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