Course Identification

Title:

Introduction to biological physics

Code:

20192261

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Lecturers:

Prof. Sam Safran

TA's:

N/A

Course Schedule and Location

Year:

2019

Semester:

First Semester

When / Where:

N/A

First Lecture:

N/A

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Chemical Sciences: 1.00 points
Physical Sciences: Elective; 1.00 points
Life Sciences: Elective; 0.50 points

Comments

N/A

Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

Participants:

150

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Obligatory

Grade Type

Pass / Fail

Grade Breakdown (in %)

Final:

100%

Attendance mandatory. Report on reading to be assigned; to be complete 1 month from end of school

Evaluation Type

Final assignment

Scheduled date 1

Date / due date

N/A

Location

N/A

Time

-

Remarks

N/A

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

6

Syllabus

http://www.weizmann.ac.il/conferences/ITBP2018/program

Learning Outcomes

To understand the basic physical principles important in biological systems. See the course Web page:

http://www.weizmann.ac.il/conferences/ITBP2018/

Reading List

Physical Biology of the Cell, Phillips et al.

Website

http://www.weizmann.ac.il/conferences/ITBP2018/introduction-biological-physics-students