Physics 214 Course-Related Files

Miscellaneous Files End-of-class Questions Presentation Files

Miscellaneous Files:

End-of-Class Questions:

11-29-2011-questions.pdf
11-22-2011-questions.pdf
11-15-2011-questions.pdf Some answers from Prof. Vogel Some answers from Prof. Henriquez
11-08-2011-questions.pdf
11-01-2011-questions.pdf Some answers from Prof. Buchler Some answers from Prof. Socolar
10-25-2011-questions.pdf
10-18-2011-questions.pdf
10-04-2011-questions.pdf
09-27-2011-questions.pdf Some answers from Prof. Warren
09-20-2011-questions.pdf Presentations by Groups 1 and 2 on the repressilator and on detecting cancer cells in the blood using microfluidics.
09-13-2011-questions-with-comments.pdf Prof. Truskey's talk.
09-06-2011-questions.pdf Prof. Greenside's talk.
08-30-2011-questions.pdf

Presentation Files

12/06/2011:
- Group 3 presentation by Hunter Nisonoff on time scale for an eye to be produced by evolution.
- Group 4 presentation by Tony Phipps, on how the trilobite eye evolved to eliminate spherical aberration by taking on a shape predicted mathematically by Descartes and Huygens.
11/29/2011:
- Group 6 presentation by Willie Zhang on applications of DNA to nanotechnology
- Group 1 presentation by Shaun Thompson about classifying the behavior of the nematode C. elegans
- Group 2 presentation by Jay Krishnan about the biomechanics of cancer cells.
11/22/2011:
- Prof. Kiehart's slides.
11/15/2011:
- Virtual Physiology: Using Computer Models to Investigate Disease from Molecule to Organ by Professor Craig Henriquez.
- Prof. Vogel's presentation file "Vogel-bioballistics-talk-11-15-2011.ppt" is on the Sakai 214 webpage, under Resources.
11/08/2011:
- Group 3 presentation file about biophysical limits to human intelligence.
- Group 4 presentation file about the Terrestrial Planet Finder, near-term technology for finding life-bearing planets.
- Group 5 presentation file about how to educate the nextf generation of biology students.
11/01/2011:
- A Synthetic approach to study the evolution of gene switches and clocks by Professor Nick Buchler.
- Network Dynamics and Gene Regulation by Prof. Socolar.
10/25/2011:
- Group 6 PowerPoint file about the protein folding problem.
- Group 1 PowerPoint file about characterizing biological systems with dimensionless numbers.
- Group 2 PowerPoint file about motile behavior of bacteria.
10/18/2011:
- FtsZ- cytoskeleton and force generator all in one by Professor Harold Erickson. (PDF version).
  - Osawa movie 1 and Osawa movie 2
- Programming bacteria: fun, insight, and medicine by Professor Lingchong You. The file is available under the Resources link on the Sakai 214 page, with name "214-talk-by-Prof-You-10-18-2011.pdf". Please do not share this file without getting permission first from Professor You.
10/04/2011:
- Group 3 PowerPoint file about optogenetics.
- Group 4 PowerPoint file about small-world networks and immunization strategies.
- Group 5 PowerPoint file about magnetic and optical tweezer methods for studying the structure of DNA.
9/20/2011:
- Group 1 PowerPoint file about the repressilator (Elowitz and Leibler).
- Group 2 PowerPoint file about microfluidics and detecting cancer cells with microfluidics.
9/13/2011: Cell Adhesion and Cell Mechanics by Prof. George Truskey.
9/06/2011: Biophysics of Birdsong by Prof. Greenside.
8/30/2011: Course introduction and overview

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