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Wolfgang Losert

University of Maryland, College Park

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Diffusion and Random Walk unit

Instructor supplement, Student reading, Lecture materials, In-class activity, Clicker question, Lab, Demonstration, Video, Pre-class assignment, Homework, Exam problem

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Provides the basic physics of the critical biological phenomenon of diffusion and random motion.

Medical Applications, Physical Mechanisms, Cellular Structure, Cross-membrane Transport, Cellular Dynamics

Statistical Physics, Diffusion, Brownian Motion

+ 2

Edward Redish

Kimberly Moore

+ 2 more

Diffusion - Instructor Documents

Instructor supplement

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Provides the basic physics underlying the critical biological phenomenon of diffusion.

Medical Applications, Physical Mechanisms, Cellular Structure, Cross-membrane Transport, Cellular Dynamics

Statistical Physics, Diffusion, Brownian Motion

+ 2

Edward Redish

Kimberly Moore

+ 2 more

Diffusion - Readings

Student reading

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Provides the basic physics underlying the critical biological phenomenon of diffusion.

Medical Applications, Physical Mechanisms, Cellular Structure, Cross-membrane Transport, Cellular Dynamics

Statistical Physics, Diffusion, Brownian Motion

+ 2

Edward Redish

Kimberly Moore

+ 2 more

Diffusion - Lecture Materials

Lecture materials, In-class activity, Clicker question, Lab, Demonstration, Video, Pre-class assignment, Homework, Exam problem, Student reading, Instructor supplement

Vetted

Provides the basic physics underlying the critical biological phenomenon of diffusion.

Medical Applications, Physical Mechanisms, Cellular Structure, Cross-membrane Transport, Cellular Dynamics

Statistical Physics, Diffusion, Brownian Motion

+ 2

Edward Redish

Kimberly Moore

+ 2 more

Diffusion - Homework Problems

Homework

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Students work on how the physics of diffusion plays out in biologically meaningful circumstances.

Medical Applications, Physical Mechanisms, Cellular Structure, Cross-membrane Transport, Cellular Dynamics

Statistical Physics, Diffusion, Brownian Motion

+ 2

Edward Redish

Kimberly Moore

+ 2 more

Diffusion - Recitations

In-class activity

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Two small group activities on the topic of diffusion and random walk.

Medical Applications, Physical Mechanisms, Cellular Structure, Cross-membrane Transport, Cellular Dynamics

Statistical Physics, Diffusion, Brownian Motion

+ 2

Edward Redish

Kimberly Moore

+ 2 more

Diffusion - Laboratories

Lab, Instructor supplement, Student reading

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These labs yield a complete exploration of motion in resistive media from directed to random.

Medical Applications, Physical Mechanisms, Cellular Structure, Cross-membrane Transport, Cellular Dynamics

Statistical Physics, Diffusion, Brownian Motion

+ 2

Edward Redish

Kimberly Moore

+ 2 more

ImageJ Instructions

Student reading, Instructor supplement

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Instructions for using ImageJ, a video capture program.

Medical Applications, Physical Mechanisms, Cellular Structure, Cross-membrane Transport, Cellular Dynamics

Statistical Physics, Diffusion, Brownian Motion

+ 2

Edward Redish

Kimberly Moore

+ 2 more

Microscope Instructions

Student reading, Instructor supplement

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Instructions for use of a sample microscope that can be used for these labs.

None

Geometrical Optics

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Edward Redish

Kimberly Moore

+ 2 more

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