Goals

To be able to make links between physical concepts and the living world

Content

- Physics and Statistics basis 
- Notions of cell biology 
- Brownian motion and diffusion 
- Friction in fluids - laminar regime 
- Thermodynamics in microscopic systems 
- Osmosis and water properties 
- Chemical potential and self-assembly 
- Elastic properties of macromolecules 
- Enzymes and motors 
- Ion pumps 
- The nerve impulses

Assessment method

Written exam

Language of instruction

Français
Training Study programme Block Credits Mandatory
Standard 0 3
Standard 0 3
Standard 0 3
Standard 0 3
Standard 0 3
Standard 1 3
Standard 1 3
Standard 1 3
Standard 1 3
Standard 1 3
Standard 2 3
Standard 2 3
Standard 2 3
Standard 2 3