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ISTANBUL GELİŞİM UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM

BIOPHYSICS COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
DHF108E BIOPHYSICS 2 2 2 3

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 Literature review Introduction to biophysics, basic concepts, biological environment. Basic structure of living systems. Explanation Question and Answer
2 Literature review Radioactivity and radiation biophysics, the application of radioactivity in medicine. Explanation Question and Answer
3 Literature review Radiation biophysics, absorption, luminescence, luminescence spectrophotometer, nuclear magnetic resonance. Explanation Question and Answer
4 Literature review Building blocks of the cell - Chemical bonds, molecular hierarchy. Explanation Question and Answer
5 Literature review Biophysical properties of water as a living environment Explanation Question and Answer
6 Literature review Macromolecules - Structure and Function of Biomolecules, Proteins, Structure-Function Relationships in the Example of Hemoglobin Explanation Question and Answer
7 Literature review Nucleic acids, their structure and types - DNA molecule - Lipids and carbohydrates Explanation Question and Answer
8 Literature review Bioenergetics - Introduction to bioenergetics, concepts and definitions, principles of cellular energy transfer. Explanation Question and Answer
9 Literature review Thermodynamic principles in terms of biological systems - Concepts of free energy and entropy, principles of energy transfer. Explanation Question and Answer
10 - MID-TERM EXAM -
11 Literature review ATP and chemical energy transfer, oxidation and reduction mechanisms - Cellular respiration, aerobic formation of ATP in mitochondria - The principle of energy transport and common product. Explanation Question and Answer
12 Literature review Biological processes - Membrane structure - Bioenergetic principles and the transport of molecules across membranes - Diffusion and osmosis Explanation Question and Answer
13 Literature review Gibbs-Donnan equilibrium - Membrane potential - Diffusion potentials - Membrane resting potential - Action potential - Mechanical work Explanation Question and Answer
14 Literature review Information theory Explanation Question and Answer
15 Literature review Enzymes - Physical Principles - Molecular Biophysics Explanation Question and Answer
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -