Contributions
The Center for Living Systems has curated biological physics teaching materials for the community — this summary links to them
Thermo & Stat Mech, Optics, Biophysics
Biochemistry, Biomechanics, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Cross-cutting Biological Concepts
Catherine Crouch
Center for Living Systems
Recommendations and guidelines from the 2014 NSF-supported IPLS Conference, attended by more than 150 faculty members
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Eric Brewe
Juan Burciaga
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Design and build two different designs of model microscope, and relate focal length to magnification
Thin Lens, Optical Instruments
Optical Imaging
Catherine Crouch
Students measure an ECG and work out the corresponding moving electric dipole moment of the heart
Multipoles, Electric Field, Electrostatic Potential and Potential Energy
Electrical Diagnostics, Healthy Cardiovascular Function, Cardiovascular Disorders
Catherine Crouch
Ben Geller
+ 1 more
Fluid dynamics in the context of normal and diseased physiology in the human cardiovascular system
Flow Rate, Bernoulli's Principle, Hagen-Poiseuille Equation, Viscosity
Cardiovascular Disorders, Healthy Cardiovascular Function
Catherine Crouch
Ben Geller
+ 1 more
a module introducing random walks following 1D kinematics as the mechanism of gradient-driven flow
Kinetic Theory, Mean Free Path, Mean Collision Time, Viscosity, Diffusion, Brownian Motion
Physical Mechanisms, Material Flow, Cross-membrane Transport
Catherine Crouch
Ben Geller
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