BMEN2101: Biomedical Thermodynamics and Kinetics

3 Credits

Introduction to thermodynamics and kinetics, framed in the context of biomedical technologies and applications. Topics include principles of probability, extremum principles and equilibria, entropy & the Boltzmann distribution law, thermodynamic driving forces, solutions & mixtures, solvation & transfer of molecules between phases, phase transitions, biological rate processes, noncovalent binding interactions, binding equilibria and kinetics, enzyme kinetics, gene expression, protein trafficking, and network dynamics. Prereq: Math 2373 or 2374, Chem 2301, Phys 1302W (equivalent courses allowed)

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