Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour
Catalog page 551
Prerequisites: graduate or consent of instructor
Description: Introduces topics at the interface of physics and biology: cell physiology, probability and information, diffusion, random walks, electrostatics, elasticity of biopolymers and membranes, DNA topology, friction in fluids, and low Reynolds numbers.
Credit: May be taken Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) with consent of instructor and graduate advisor.