Biological Physics II
Lectures: Berenike Maier
Tutorials: Marc Hennes
Aims of the course:
Introduction to nonlinear dynamics; structure and dynamics of biological networks; building and analyzing theoretical models of biological systems; understanding the causes and consequences of molecular number fluctuations in living systems; principles of pattern formation in multicellular systems.
Contents of the lectures and tutorials (6 CP):
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Dynamical systems
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Dynamics of small regulatory networks
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Noise in gene expression
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Biological pattern formation
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Reaction-diffusion systems
- Empirical laws in biology
Tutorials
- Tutorial 1
- Tutorial 2
- Tutorial 3
- Tutorial 4-5
- Tutorial 6
- Tutorial 7-8
- Tutorial 9
- Tutorial 10
- Tutorial 11
Lecture material
- General information
- Chapter 1c
- Chapter 1d
- Chapter 1e
- Chapter 2a
- Chapter 2b
- Chapter 2c
- Chapter 3a
- Chapter 3b
- Chapter 4a
Contents of the seminar (additional 1.5 CP):
- Selected topics
Recommended literature:
Strogatz, S.H., Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos, Westview Press, Boulder, CO, 2014
Phillips, R., Kondev, J., Theriot, J., Physical Biology of the Cell, Garland Science, New York, 2013
General information:
- Core course as part of the area of specialization in Statistical and Biolgical Physics
- Lectures: Wednesday, 14:00-15:30 SR 0.01, Zülpicherstr. 77a, Friday, 12:00-12:45 SR 0.01, Zülpicherstr. 77a
- Tutorials: Friday 12:45-13:30 SR 0.01, Zülpicherstr. 77a, First Tutorial: April 12th