Course Contents

Essentials of thermodynamics; concept of entropy, enthalpy and Gibb’s free energy; order and disorder in biological systems; molecules, diffusion, random walks and friction; methods of studying macromolecules; interactions of molecules in 3-D space – determining binding and dissociation constants; molecular motors; sedimentation; Reynold’s number; chemical forces and self-assembly; physics of ion channels.

Course Synopsis

This course is intended for students studying life sciences and aims to impart fundamental concepts of physics in the context of biological systems.