BIO420 Biophysics

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Course Code Course Title Weekly Hours* ECTS Weekly Class Schedule
T P
BIO420 Biophysics 3 1 6
Prerequisite Senior Standing It is a prerequisite to

None
Lecturer Mohamed Ibrahim Office Hours / Room / Phone
Monday:
12:00-15:00
Tuesday:
10:00-12:00
Wednesday:
10:00-12:00
Thursday:
10:00-12:00
Friday:
10:00-12:00
A F1.14 - 033 957 203
E-mail mragab@ius.edu.ba
Assistant Assistant E-mail
Course Objectives This course is destined to provide biologists with the principals of biophysics and biophysical methods, in particular concerning theoretical bases and their usage in modern molecular biology (e. g. Structural and Molecular Biology) along with other biophysical techniques that are used for the characterization of macromolecules and their functioning in the state-of-the-art laboratories. Thus the course aims at allowing biology students to understand advanced structural biology and biophysical methods well enough to critically evaluate research in these areas, plan own experiments, and fully profit from available resources (for example the PDB, BMRB and other data bases and professional servers). For students in the field of bioscience, this course should also provide a solid basis for their own experimental research. The main focus of the course is to expose students to study about fundamental and advanced molecular biophysics topics and allow them to present the topics in a form of seminar.
Textbook Biophysics - N. Gautham, V. Pattabhi (Kluwer, 2002) ISBN: 1-4020-0218-1
Additional Literature
  • Introductory Biophysics. P. Narayanan (1999). New Age Publishing Co., Mumbai, India.
  • Biochemistry.D.Voet and G.J. Voet (1990). John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, USA.Biophysical Chemistry, Vol. I, II and III.
  • C.R. Cantor and P. Schimmel (1985). W.H. Freeman andCompany, New York, USA. Biophysics.
  • W. Hoppe, W. Lohman, H. Markl and H Ziegler (eds) (1983). Springer Verlag, New York,USA. Physical Biochemistry.
  • D. Freifelder (1982). W.H. Freeman and Company, New York, USA.Aspects of Biophysics.
  • W. Hughes (1979) John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, USA.Biophysical Science. E. Ackerman, L.B.M. Ellis and L.E. Williams (1979). Prentice-Hall Inc., NewJersey, USA.An Introduction to Biophysics. C. Sybesma (1977). Academic Press, New York, USA.Molecular Biophysics. M.V. Volkenstein (1977). Academic Press, New York, USA.OrganicSpectroscopy: Principles and Applications. Jag Mohan (2000). Narosa Publishing House,New Delhi, India.
Learning Outcomes After successful  completion of the course, the student will be able to:
    Teaching Methods Class presentations and discussions with examples will be held in campus/online through Microsoft TEAMS. Active tutorial sessions for engaged learning. Team assignments. Team projects that involve real data, computer analysis, summary, interpretation and reporting.
    Teaching Method Delivery Face-to-face Teaching Method Delivery Notes
    WEEK TOPIC REFERENCE
    Week 1 Laws of Physics and Chemistry Book Chapter 1
    Week 2 Separation Techniques Book Chapter 2
    Week 3 Physico-Chemical Techniques to Study Biomolecules Book Chapter 3
    Week 4 Spectroscopy Book Chapter 4
    Week 5 Light Microscopy Book Chapter 5
    Week 6 Electron Microscopy Book Chapter 6
    Week 7 X-ray Crystallography Book Chapter 7
    Week 8 NMR Spectroscopy Book Chapter 8
    Week 9 Molecular Modelling Book Chapter 9
    Week 10 Macromolecular Structure Book Chapter 10
    Week 11 Energy Pathways in Biology Book Chapter 11
    Week 12 Biomechanics Book Chapter 12
    Week 13 Neurobiophysics Book Chapter 13
    Week 14 Origin and Evolution ofLife Book Chapter 14
    Week 15 Revision
    Assessment Methods and Criteria Evaluation Tool Quantity Weight Alignment with LOs
    Final Exam 1 40
    Semester Evaluation Components
    In-term exam 1 25
    Quiz (2 assignments) 2 20
    Presentation 1 10
    Homework 5 5
    ***     ECTS Credit Calculation     ***
     Activity Hours Weeks Student Workload Hours Activity Hours Weeks Student Workload Hours
    Lecture Hours 3 15 45 Home study 3 15 45
    In-term exam study 10 1 10 Final exam study 18 1 18
    quiz 5 4 20 Presentation 6 2 12
            Total Workload Hours = 150
    *T= Teaching, P= Practice ECTS Credit = 6
    Course Academic Quality Assurance: Semester Student Survey Last Update Date: 03/12/2021
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