Biophysics effective date of concentration Fall 2000 | previous requirements Biophysics is a highly interdisciplinary field that attempts to bridge the gap between biology and physics. The bridging of the two sciences can be either experimental (e.g., applying novel spectroscopies or microscopies to important problems in molecular or cellular biology) or the theoretical (e.g., applying soft condensed matter theories of mechanical, phase transition, or thermodynamic properties to biological membranes or complexity theory to understanding biological self-organization). Often in biophysics, both experimental and theoretical work is done in the same group. In the Department of Physics at the University of Michigan, a number of physics faculty devote all or much of their efforts to biophysics. The undergraduate curriculum in Biophysics is designed for students who wish to prepare themselves for work in the application of the concepts and quantitative methods of the physical sciences to the study of biological structure and function. The Biophysics concentration is run under the auspices of the Department of Physics. Prerequisites to Concentration. Biology 162; Chemistry through 210, 211, 215, and 216; Mathematics 115, 116, 215, and 216; and Physics 140/141 and 240/241. Concentration Program. Must include: Biology 305 or the equivalent; Biology 310 or 311 or Biological Chemistry 415 or Chemistry 451; and one additional 400-level biology course. One 400-level mathematics course. Recommended courses include Mathematics 404, 412, 417, 425, 454, 463, or Physics 451. Chemistry 241, 242, and 260. Physics 340, 390, 401, 405, 406 (or Chemistry 463), 417 (offered in Winter Terms, even-numbered years), either 402 or 413, and 453 or Chemistry 461. Advising. Prospective concentrators should consult with the Biophysics concentration advisor, Professor Daniel Axelrod. Appointments may be scheduled at the Physics Office of Student Services, 2464 Randall Lab, by email: daxelrod@umich.edu, or by calling Professor Axelrod at 764-5280. Courses in Biophysics Courses in Physics Courses in Biology University of Michigan | College of LS&A | Student Academic Affairs | LS&A Bulletin Index This page maintained by LS&A Academic Information and Publications, 1228 Angell Hall Copyright © 2000 The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA +1 734 764-1817 Trademarks of the University of Michigan may not be electronically or otherwise altered or separated from this document or used for any non-University purpose.