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Sep 07, 2024
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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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PHYS 302 - Biophysics Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2
An introduction to the basic principles of electricity, mechanics, thermodynamics, optics, and acoustics to living organisms and the biosphere. Beginning with the subatomic level, the basic knowledge of physics is used to understand the structure and function of macro-molecules, cellular organelles, the processes occurring within the cell, and behavior of organisms in the environment. The treatment of biological phenomena will be based on physical principles with appropriate mathematics when necessary. Prerequisite: MATH 241 (may be taken concurrently) and (PHYS 116 or PHYS 126 ) and PHYS 126L
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