Week 1 |
Recitation: None |
Lab: None |
| 9/3 |
1 |
1.Introduction to the class
1.1The disciplines: Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Math
1.1.1Science as making models
1.1.4What Physics can do for Biologists
1.2 Thinking about Thinking and Knowing
1.2.1 The nature of scientific knowledge
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Introduction to the Class |
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| 9/5 |
2 |
6.4.1 Energy at the sub-molecular level
6.4.2 Atomic and Molecular
forces
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Physics Perspective on Chemical Bonds |
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Week 2 |
Recitation: |
Lab 6: Modelling Fluid Flow |
| 9/8 |
3 |
Interlude 2: The Micro to Macro Connection
7. Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
7.1 Kinetic theory: the ideal gas law
7.2 The 1st law of thermodynamics
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First Law |
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| 9/10 |
4 |
7.2.1Organizing the idea of energy
7.2.2Enthalpy
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Energy Sharing and Distributions |
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| 9/12 |
5 |
7.2.3Thermodynamic equilibrium and equipartition
7.3.1The 2nd law of thermodynamics: a probabilistic law
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Energy Sharing and Distributions |
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Week 3 |
Recitation: |
Lab 6: Modelling Fluid Flow |
| 9/15 |
6 |
7.3The 2nd law of thermodynamics
7.3.2Implications of the second law of thermodynamics: entropy
7.3.2.1Why entropy is logarithmic
7.3.2.2Consequences of the second law of thermodynamics
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Entropy |
Quiz 1 |
| 9/17 |
7 |
7.3.2.3A way to think about entropy -- sharing
7.3.2.4Entropy and heat flow
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Second Law of Thermodynamics |
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| 9/19 |
8 |
7.3.3 Free energy
7.3.3.1Motivating the Gibbs free energy
7.3.3.2Gibbs free energy
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Free Energy |
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Week 4 |
Recitation: |
Lab 7: Analyzing electric forces in a fluid |
| 9/22 |
9 |
7.3.4 How energy is distributed
7.3.4.1Boltzmann distribution
7.3.4.2Boltzmann distribution and Gibbs free energy
7.3.4 How energy is distributed
| Boltzmann Distribution & Wrapping up Thermodynamics |
Quiz 2 |
| 9/24 |
10 |
4.2.4Electric forces
4.2.4.1Charge and the structure of matter
4.2.4.2Polarization
4.2.4.3Coulomb's law
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Electric Force |
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| 9/26 |
11 |
4.2.4.3.1Coulomb's law -- vector character
4.2.4.3.2Reading the content in Coulomb's law
4.2.4.4The electric field
| Electric Energy |
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Week 5 |
Recitation |
Lab 7: Analyzing electric forces in a fluid |
| 9/29 |
12 |
8.1The electric field
8.1.1The concept of field (technical)
8.1.2Making sense of the idea of field
| Electric Fields |
Quiz 3 |
| 10/1 |
13 |
Review for Exam1 -Sample Questions |
Review |
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| 10/3 |
14 |
No HW due |
MID TERM 1 |
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Week 6 |
Recitation: |
Lab 8 : Modelling signal transmission along nerve axons |
| 10/6 |
15 |
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Go over midterm |
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| 10/8 |
16 |
8.2The electric potential
8.2.1.1A simple electric model: a line of charge
8.2.1.1.1Line charge integral (technical)
8.2.1.2A simple electric model: a sheet of charge
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Electrostatic potential |
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| 10/10 |
17 |
8.4.2The capacitor
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Capacitor |
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Week 7 |
Recitation: |
Lab 8 : Modelling signal transmission along nerve axons |
| 10/13 |
18 |
8.5Electric current
8.5.1Quantifying electric current
8.5.2Resistive electric flow: Ohm's law
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Moving Charges: Current |
Quiz 4 |
| 10/15 |
19 |
8.5.3Ways to think about current: A toolbox of models
8.5.4Kirchoff's principles
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Kirchoff's principles |
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| 10/17 |
20 |
8.5.4.1 Applying Kirchoff: Examples
8.5.5Electrical energy and power
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Electrical energy and power |
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Week 8 |
Recitation: |
Lab 9 : Geometric optics through experimental observations |
| 10/20 |
21 |
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Electrical energy and power |
Quiz 5 |
| 10/22 |
22 |
8.3.1Screening of electrical interactions in salt solution
8.3.1.1Debye length
8.3.2Nernst potential
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Electric Interactions in Fluids and the Nernst Potential |
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| 10/24 |
23 |
9.Oscillations and Waves
9.1Harmonic Oscillation
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Oscillation |
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Week 9 |
Recitation: |
Lab 9: Geometric optics through experimental observations |
| 10/27 |
24 |
9.1.1Mass on a spring
9.1.1.1Hanging mass on a spring
9.1.1.2The pendulum
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Simple Harmonic Oscillators |
Quiz 6 |
| 10/29 |
25 |
9.1.2Damped Oscillators
9.1.2.1Damped oscillators - the math (technical)
9.1.3Driven harmonic oscillators: resonance
9.1.5Quantum Oscillators -- discrete states
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Damped Harmonic Oscillators |
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| 10/31 |
26 |
9.2Waves in 1D
9.2.1Waves on an elastic string
9.2.2Wave pulses
9.2.2.1Propagating a wave pulse - the math
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One Dimensional Waves |
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Week 10 |
Recitation: |
Lab 10: Analyzing light spectra and exploring implications for living systems |
| 11/3 |
27 |
9.2.3Wave speed
9.2.4Superposition of waves in 1D
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Waves |
Quiz 7 |
| 11/5 |
28 |
Review for Exam2 -Sample Questions |
Review 2 |
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| 11/7 |
29 |
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MID TERM 2 |
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Week 11 |
Recitation: |
Lab 10: Analyzing light spectra and exploring implications for living system |
| 11/10 |
30 |
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Go over midterm |
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| 11/12 |
31 |
9.2.5Sinusoidal waves
9.3.1The nature of sound
9.3.2Analyzing sounds
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sinusoidal waves and sound |
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| 11/14 |
32 |
10Three models of light
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Light |
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Week 12 |
Recitation: |
Lab 11: Exploring complex absorption and emission in molecules |
| 11/17 |
33 |
10.1The ray model of light
10.1.1Basic principles of the ray model
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Three models of light |
Quiz 8 |
| 11/19 |
34 |
10.1.2Flat mirrors
10.1.3Curved mirrors
10.1.3.1Curved mirror equations
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Reflection |
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| 11/21 |
35 |
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Refraction and Lenses |
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Week 13 |
Recitation: |
none |
| 11/24 |
36 |
10.1.4Lenses
10.1.4.1Lens equations
10.1.5 The eye
10.1.6 Optical instruments
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Refraction and Lenses |
Quiz 9 |
| 11/26 |
37 |
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| 11/28 |
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Thanksgiving Vacation
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Week 14 |
Recitation: |
Lab: Makeup Labs and Surveys |
| 12/1 |
38 |
10.2The wave model of light
10.2.1Electromagnetic radiation and Maxwell's rainbow
10.2.3Two-slit interference
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Wave optics |
Quiz 10 |
| 12/3 |
39 |
10.2.4Diffraction
10.2.4.1Interference from two wide slits
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Interference and diffraction |
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| 12/5 |
40 |
10.3The photon model of light
10.3.1Basic principles of the photon model
10.3.1.1Reconciling the wave and photon model - sort of
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Photon Model |
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Week 15 |
Recitation: |
Lab: Makeup Labs and Surveys |
| 12/8 |
41 |
10.4Color and light
10.5 Interactions of light with matter
10.5.1Visual implications
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Quantization |
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| 12/10 |
42 |
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| 12/12 |
43 |
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Final Exam |
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| 12/18 |
Time: |
6:30 - 8:30 PM |
Location: |
SKN 0200 |
