Intermediate General Physics for the Biosciences
Physics 171.319-320
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This is a two-semester course designed for students in the biosciences who desire or require a second course in physics beyond the standard "Physics 1" curriculum.
Fall Semester (319): Focuses on key physical concepts from statistical physics, fluid mechanics, and electricity and magnetism that are relevant to understanding biological systems.
View Fall, 2005 syllabus.
Spring Semester (320): Focuses on wave phenomena and biological probes that depend on the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter. Topics include: Waves and Fourier Analysis, X-ray diffraction and crystallography, Optics - the physics of modern light microscopy, Quantum mechanics, Nuclear physics and nuclear medicine, NMR and MRI.
Prerequisites: Physics 171:101-102, 171:103-104 or 171.105-106; Calculus II 110.109. Each semester may be taken independently with permission of instructor.
Instructor: Reich
Offered yearly, MTW9 + section.