| Course Name | Biophysics |
| Course Code | 25PHY335 |
| Program | B. Sc. in Physics, Mathematics & Computer Science (with Minor in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science) |
| Semester | Electives : Physics |
| Campus | Mysuru |
Introduction: Laws of Physics and Chemistry, introduction to crystallography, Introduction to chromatography, electrophoresis Physico-Chemical Techniques to studyBiomolecules: hydration of macromolecules, diffusion of osmosis, sedimentation, ultracentrifuge, rotational dissuasion, light scattering, small angle X-ray scattering, Mass spectrometry.
Spectroscopy: UV spectroscopy, circular dichroism, Fluorescence spectroscopy, IR, Raman and Electron spin spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy.
Molecular Modeling & Macromolecular Structure: building the structure of H2O2, , nucleic-acid structure, monomers, polymers, double helical structure of DNA, Polymorphism and nanostructure of DNA, structure of RNA, protein structure: amino acids, virus structure
Energy Pathways in Biology: free energy, couple reactions, group transfer potential, Pyridinenucleotides, photosynthesis, energy conversion pathways, membrane transport. Biomechanics: strained muscles, mechanical properties of muscles, cardiovascular-system.
Neurobiophysics: nervous system, physics of membrane potentials, sensory mechanisms. Origin and evolution of life: prebiotic earth, theories of origin and evolution of life, laboratory experiments on formation of small molecules.
OBJECTIVE: To enable students to study the selected biological phenomena using physical principles.
Course outcomes:
CO – PO Mapping
| PO1 | PO2 | PO3 | PO4 | PO5 | PO6 | PO7 | PO8 | PO9 | PO10 | PSO1 | PSO2 | PSO3 | PSO4 | |
| CO1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| CO2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| CO3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| CO4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Neurobiophysics: nervous system, physics of membrane potentials, sensory mechanisms. Origin and evolution of life: prebiotic earth, theories of origin and evolution of life, laboratory experiments on formation of small molecules.
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