BIOP 401   Introduction to Biophysics   credit: 3 Hours.

Topics include equilibrium thermodynamics, kinetics, and quantum mechanics with applications to biological and chemical systems. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 graduate hours. Prerequisite: MCB 354 or MCB 450, or equivalent, or consent of instructor.

BIOP 419   Brain, Behavior & Info Process   credit: 3 Hours.

Same as MCB 419 and NEUR 419. See MCB 419.

BIOP 432   Photosynthesis   credit: 3 Hours.

Same as CPSC 489 and IB 421. See IB 421.

BIOP 550   Biomolecular Physics   credit: 4 Hours.

Same as MCB 550 and PHYS 550. See PHYS 550.

BIOP 576   Computational Chemical Biology   credit: 4 Hours.

Same as CHEM 576 and CSE 576. See CHEM 576.

BIOP 581   Lab Rotation I   credit: 2 Hours.

Laboratory research methods; familiarization of first-year graduate students with experimental methods used in research in Biophysics and Quantitative Biology. Required of all first-year students majoring in Biophysics and Quantitative Biology. First five weeks of fall term. 2 graduate hours. No professional credit. Prerequisite: First-year graduate status and consent of department; concurrent registration in BIOP 582 and BIOP 583.

BIOP 582   Lab Rotation II   credit: 2 Hours.

Laboratory research methods; familiarization of first-year graduate students with experimental methods used in research in Biophysics and Quantitative Biology. Required of all first-year students majoring in Biophysics and Quantitative Biology. Second five weeks of fall term. 2 graduate hours. No professional credit. Prerequisite: First-year graduate status and consent of department; concurrent registration in BIOP 581 and BIOP 583.

BIOP 583   Lab Rotation III   credit: 2 Hours.

Laboratory research methods; familiarization of first-year graduate students with experimental methods used in research in Biophysics and Quantitative Biology. Required of all first-year students majoring in Biophysics and Quantitative Biology. Meets last five weeks of the fall term. 2 graduate hours. No professional credit. Prerequisite: First-year graduate status and consent of department; concurrent registration in BIOP 581 and BIOP 582.

BIOP 586   Special Topics in Biophysics   credit: 1 to 4 Hours.

Advanced course/tutorials on topics of interest in biophysics, such as electrophysiology, radiation biology, bioenergetics, protein structure, or the physics of muscular contraction. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

BIOP 590   Individual Topics   credit: 2 to 10 Hours.

For graduate students wishing to study individual problems or topics not assigned in other courses. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Consent of department.

BIOP 595   Biophysics Seminars   credit: 1 to 2 Hours.

Survey of literature in one area of biophysics, with special emphasis on student reports. 1 to 2 graduate hours. No professional credit. Approved for S/U grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Biophysics and Quantitative Biology.

BIOP 599   Thesis Research   credit: 0 to 16 Hours.

Research may be conducted in any area under investigation in a faculty laboratory, subject to the approval of the faculty member concerned and the department in which the research is to be done. Approved for S/U grading only. May be repeated.