2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

CH 354 Biophysical Chemistry

The course provides an undergraduate introduction to biophysical chemistry that is equivalent to CH533.  Topics covered include thermodynamics, molecular mechanics, quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, molecular dynamics, and chemical kinetics as they apply to protein structure, folding, ligand binding, and function.  Biophysical experimental and computational methods and techniques used to study proteins and other biomolecules will also be covered.

Credits

3