Syllabus Information

5.3. Syllabus

0.- Physics and Biology. Historical introduction and motivation.

1.- Molecular and cellular biology review. Biological molecules: DNA, RNA and proteins. Membranes

2.- Random walks and diffusion.

3.- Statistical physics in and out of equilibrium.

4.- Life at low Reynolds number.

5.- Properties of water.

6.- Physics of Biopolymers.

7.- Cooperative phenomena.

8.- Self-assembly and self-organization.

9.- Molecular motors.

10-. Physics of nervous system.

11.- Systems Biology.

5.5. Bibliography and recommended resources

• BB Dill, Ken A.. Molecular driving forces : statistical thermodynamics in Chemistry and Biology / Ken A. Dill, Sarina Bromberg, with de asistance of Dirk Stiger on the electrostatics chapters New York; London : Garland Science, 2002
• BB Essential cell biology / Bruce Alberts ... [et al.] . - 3rd ed. New York : Garland Science, cop. 2010
• BB Nelson, Philip Charles. Biological physics : energy, information, life / Philip Nelson ; with the assistance of Marko Radosavljevic and Sarina Bromberg . - Update 1st ed., 2nd printing New York : W. H. Freeman, cop. 2008
• BB Nelson, Philip Charles. Física biológica : energía, información, vida / Philip Nelson ; con la colaboración de Marko Radosavljevic y Sarina Bromberg ; [versión española por David Jou Mirabent] Barcelona : Reverté, D.L. 2005
• BB Phillips, Rob. Physical biology of the cell / Rob Phillips, Jane Kondev, Julie Theriot ; illustrated by Nigel Orme ; with problems, solutions, and editorial assistance of Herman G. García . New York : Garland Science, cop. 2009
• BB Sneppen, Kim. Physics in molecular biology / Kim Sneppen, Giovanni Zocchi Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005
• BC Hoffmann, Peter M.. Life's Ratchet: How Molecular Machines Extract Order from Chaos. Perseus Books Group. 2012
• BC Monod, Jacques. El azar y la necesidad : ensayo sobre la filosofía natural de la biología moderna / Jacques Monod . - 5a. ed. Barcelona : Tusquets, 1993
• BC Schrödinger, Erwin. ¿Qué es la vida? / Erwin Schrödinger ; Traducción y notas de Ricardo Guerrero . - 7ª ed. Barcelona : Tusquets, 2008
• BC Stewart, Ian. Las matemáticas de la vida. Critica. 2011