Physics for biologists

Topics

Each semester week is assigned its own topic:

Point mechanics (week 1)

Extended bodies and mechanical tension (week 2)

Conservation of energy, heat and first law (week 3)

Energy conversion and entropy (week 4)

Thermodynamic equilibria (week 5)

Charges, electric field and potential (week 6)

Circuits (week 7)

Vibrations and waves (week 8)

Diffraction and interference (week 9)

    Geometric optics and microscope (week 10)

    Scanning electron microscopy and confocal microscopy (week 11)

      Nuclear decay and ionizing radiation (week 12)

      Additional chapters for later self-study

      • Angular momentum, gyroscopes and NMR
      • Hydrostatics and hydrodynamics
      • Phase transitions and vapor pressure
      • Magnetic fields and induction