Biophysics
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The official GTU curriculum for Biophysics (subject code 2180411) as prescribed for Biotech · Semester 8 divides the course into 7 units, covering 55 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2180411)Unit 1 UNIT I
- Laws of Physics and Chemistry Introduction
- Quantum Mechanics
- The Electronic structure of Atoms
- Molecular Orbitals and Covalent Bonds
- Molecular Interactions
- Stereochemistry and Chirality
- Physics of membrane potentials
Unit 2 UNIT II
- Physico-Chemical Techniques to Study Biomolecules Introduction
- Hydration of Macromolecules
- Role of Friction
- The Ultracentrifuge
- Rotational Diffusion
- Light Scattering
- Small Angle X-ray Scattering
Unit 3 UNIT III
- Spectroscopy Introduction
- Ultraviolet/Visible Spectroscopy
- Circular Dichroism (CD) and Optical Rotatory Dispesion (ORD)
- Fluorescence Spectroscopy
- Infrared Spectroscopy
- Raman Spectroscopy
- Electron Spin Resonance
Unit 4 UNIT IV
- Light Microscopy and Electron Microscopy Introduction
- Different types of Microscopy
- Bright field Spectroscopy
- Dark field Spectroscopy
- Phase contrast Spectroscopy
- Fluorescence Spectroscopy
- Polarising Spectroscopy
- Electron Optics
- The Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)
- The Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
- Preparation of the Specimen for Electron Microscopy
- Image reconstruction
- Electron Diffraction
- The Tunneling Electron Microscope
- Atomic Force Microscope
Unit 5 UNIT V
- X-ray Crystallography Introduction
- Crystals and Symmetries
- Crystal Systems
- Point Groups and Space Groups
- Growth of Crystals of Biological Molecules
- X-ray diffraction
- X-ray Data Collection
- Structure Solution
- Refinement of the structure
Unit 6 UNIT VI
- NMR Spectroscopy Introduction
- Basic Principles of NMR, NMR Theory and Experiment
- Classical Description of NMR, NMR Parameters
- The Nuclear Overhauser Effect
- NMR Applications in chemistry – biochemistry
- biophysics and medicine
Unit 7 UNIT VII
- Biomechanics and Neurobiophysics Introduction
- Biomechanics of Cardiovascular system
- the nervous system
- Sensory mechanism of eye, physical aspects of hearing
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