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Study Plan
This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:
Laurea in Biotecnologie - Enrollment from 2025/2026The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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Biophysics (2014/2015)
Teaching code
4S00199
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
FIS/07 - APPLIED PHYSICS
Period
I sem. dal Oct 1, 2014 al Jan 30, 2015.
Learning outcomes
The Biophyics lectures are intended to spread the views of physics particularly regarding the study and interpretation of biological phenomena.
Different aspects of both classical and quantistic physics are taken into consideration.
The main objectives are to give the students the right tools to understand the experiments in Biology also from a physics point of view, moreover to give the basic knowledge for biophysical analysis especially spectroscopy and microscopy.
Program
The lectures will be on the following topics:
• Analysis of mechanical physics and wave physics.
• Hints of relativistic physics.
• Physics quantum-mechanical.
• The description of matter in classical physics and quantum physics.
• wave-matter interaction (with examples of biological systems)
• subject-matter interaction (with examples of biological systems).
• Optical Microscopy
• Fluorescence Microscopy
• Electron Microscopy (SEM and TEM)
• Atomic force microscopy (AFM)
• Absorption Spectroscopy (Visible, Infrared, Ultraviolet)
• Spectroscopy in emission (fluorescence)
• FRET
• Scattering
• Raman
• Optical activity (linear and circular dichroism, optical rotation)
• Mass Spectrometry
• Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and electron spin resonance (EPR)
• Dynamic Light Scattering
Material:
The educational material of the course consists of slides, handouts, articles and material for in-depth and reference.
Everything (password protected) is available for download on the page:
http://profs.sci.univr.it/~romeo/biofisica.htm
Please send an e-mail to request the password.
Books:
The course is based on the following books, however, the educational material provided is sufficient for the preparation of exam.
Physical Chemistry Organic 2 (Atkins-De Paula)
Principles of Physical Biochemistry (KE Van Holde)
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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| Atkins Peter; De Paula Julio | Chimica fisica biologica. Vol. 2 | Zanichelli | 2008 | 9788808049858 | |
| Kensal E van Holde | Principles of Physical Biochemistry (2nd Edition) | Prentice Hall | 2005 | 978-0130464279 |
Examination Methods
The exam will be an oral exam on the discussed topics.
It is possible to take an appointment for taking the exam outside the defined calendar.
