| Lectures |
Dates |
Topic |
Notes |
Nelson Chapters and Sections |
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L1 | Jan. 21 | Irreversibility, Entropy, Information and Biological Order |
Notes
| Chapter 1
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L2 | Jan. 23,30 | Biology 'Cheat Sheet' |
Pdf from the Powerpoint
| Chapter 2
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L3 | Jan. 30 | Probability Distributions |
Notes
| Chapter 3
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L4 | Feb. 4,7 | Normal Distribution, Central Limit Theorem etc |
Notes
| Chapter 3
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L5 | Feb. 11,18 | Physical Basis of Genetics |
Pdf from the Powerpoint
| Chapter 3
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L6 | Feb. 20 | Diffusion |
Notes
| Chapter 4
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L7 | Feb. 25 | Dissipation and Einstein Relation |
Notes
| Chapter 4
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L8 | Feb. 27 | Applications of Diffusion and Random Walk |
Notes
| Chapter 4
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L9 | Mar. 4 | Viscosity, Reynolds Number and the Navier-Stokes Equation |
Notes
| Chapter 5
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L10 | Mar. 6 | Stokes Flow |
Notes
| Chapter 5
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L11 | Mar. 11,13 | Biology at low Reynolds Numbers |
Notes
| Chapter 5
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L12 | Mar. 25 | Entropy and Free Energy |
Notes
| Chapter 6
|
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L13 | Mar. 27, Apr. 1 | Free Energy and Two-state Systems |
Notes
| Chapter 6
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L14 | Apr. 3, 8 | Application of Entropic Forces |
Notes
| Chapter 7
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L15 | Apr. 10, 15 | Poisson-Boltzmann Equation |
Notes
| Chapter 7
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