Module ME4260-KP04

Theoretical Biophysics (TheoBioph)


Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

4

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

  • Master MES 2020, optional subject, mathematics / natural sciences

Classes and lectures:

  • Theoretical Biophysics (exercise, 1 SWS)
  • Theoretical Biophysics (lecture, 2 SWS)

Workload:

  • 20 hours exam preparation
  • 55 hours private studies and exercises
  • 45 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

  • Basic concepts of quantum mechanics
  • Intra- and intermolecular interactions
  • Description of molecules by classical models
  • Simulation of the dynamics of molecules by means of Newtonian mechanics
  • Description of molecular dynamics with the help of thermodynamics

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

  • Students can explain how the existence of atoms and molecules can be explained from the fundamental assumptions of quantum mechanics.
  • They can explain, within what limits can be described by classical models the interactions between atoms.
  • They can sketch an algorithm with which the dynamics of molecules can be simulated.
  • They can list, which thermodynamic concepts are to describe the molecular dynamics.

Grading through:

  • Oral examination

Responsible for this module:

Literature:

  • V. Schünemann : Biophysik Berlin: Springer 2004
  • M. Daune : Molekulare Biophysik Braunschweig: Vieweg 1997

Language:

  • offered only in German

Notes:

Prerequisites for attending the module:
- None

Prerequisites for the exam:
- Preliminary examinations can be determined at the beginning of the semester. If preliminary work has been defined, it must have been completed and positively assessed before the initial examination.

Last Updated:

05.09.2021