Applied Physics 223: Stochastic and Nonlinear Dynamics

Applied Physics 294: Cellular Biophysics

Physical biology of dynamical and mechanical processes in cells. Emphasis is on qualitative understanding of biological functions through quantitative analysis and simple mathematical models. Sensory transduction, signaling, adaptation, switches, molecular motors, actin and microtubules, motility, and circadian clocks. Prerequisites: differential equations and introductory statistical mechanics.

Applied Physics 237: Evolution by the numbers