ECTS credits ECTS credits: 9
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 148.5 Hours of tutorials: 4.5 Expository Class: 36 Interactive Classroom: 36 Total: 225
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Center Faculty of Biology
Call: Annual
Teaching: Sin Docencia (En Extinción)
Enrolment: No Matriculable (Sólo Planes en Extinción)
The development program aims to achieve globally that students acquire a sound scientific basis as to be able to identify, at least qualitatively, the most remarkable physical phenomena underlying any process or human activity, animal or plant with methods and techniques that physics provides us.
The subject of Biophysics consists of seven distinct parts (thematic blocks) clearly differentiated, as described below. The temporary distribution used in the academic year 2019-20 is indicated approximately, for each of the blocks.
In the 2020-21 academic year, this subject has only the right to an exam.
• THEORY PROGRAM (56 HOURS)
Topic 0. PRESENTATION AND INTRODUCTION TO THE BIOPHYSICS (2 h)
Presentation of the subject and introduction of general concepts.
Topic 1. COMPARTMENTAL ORGANIZATION (8 h)
The living being, an integrated system. General structure of living things as a result of the evolutionary complexity: Introduction to control systems and to scaling laws in biology.
Topic 2. FLUIDS IN LIVING ORGANISMS (9 h)
Fundamentals of fluid mechanics. Hydrodynamic elements. Surface phenomena. Mechanical circulatory.
Topic 3. BIOTHERMODYNAMICS (9 h)
The organism as a thermodynamic system. Meaning and applications of the First Principle. Meaning and applications of the Second Principle. Metabolism.
Topic 4. BIOLOGICAL BARRIERS (6 h)
Biological barriers. Flow. Biophysical basis of transport mechanisms. Mass transport. Heat transport.
Topic 5. FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA (8 h)
Fundamentals of electricity. Electric double-layer model. Electric transport. Membrane potential. Membrane: A very special circuit. The action potential. Neurobiophysics elements. Biophysical bases of electrocardiography.
Topic 6. BIOPHYSICS OF THE MAIN SENSORY FUNCTIONS (8 h)
Waves. Types of waves. Main characteristics of the waves. The light and sound. The audition. The visión.
Topic 7. BIOLOGICAL NUCLEONICS (6 h)
Introduction to radiation biophysics. Types of radiation. Radiation-matter interaction. Detection and measurement of radiation. Biological and therapeutic applications.
• LABORATORY AND COMPUTER PRACTICES (20 HOURS)
In the last academic year 2019-20 5 practice sessions were developed (4 lab sessions in which they will do 4 of the practices indicated in the list and 1 session in the computer room of the Faculty of Biology).
In the academic year 2020-21, this subject has only the right to an exam.
1. Static and dynamic study of the spring: determination of the spring constant
2. Determination of the Young's modulus of biological materials (wood).
3. Osmotic pressure determination.
4. The Nernst equation.
5. Density determination of liquids and solids by pycnometer.
6. Determination of fluids viscosities with the Ostwald viscometer
7. Surface tension measurement by Nouy ring method.
8. Hydrodynamics.
9. Bioelectricity phenomena.
10. Calorimetry.
11. The human eye.
• TUTORIAL CLASSES (5 HOURS)
In the academic year 2020-21, this subject has only the right to an exam.
BASIC
Cussó, F., López, C. y Villar, R., 2004. Física de los procesos biológicos. Barcelona: Ariel.
Giancoli, D.C., 2009. Física: principios con aplicaciones. 6ª ed. México: Pearson-Prentice Hall.
Jou, D., Llebot, E. y Pérez, C., 1994. Física para las ciencias de la vida. Madrid: McGraw-Hill Interamericana.
Ortuño, M., 1996. Física para biología, medicina, veterinaria y farmacia. Madrid: Crítica.
COMPLEMENTARY
Bogdanov, K., 1989. El físico visita al biólogo. Moscú: Mir Moscú.
Bolívar, J., 2018. Científicas. Córdoba: Guadalmazán
Cutnell, J.D. y Johnson, K.W., 1998. Física. México: Limusa-Noriega.
Czerski, H., 2017. ¿Por qué a los patos no se les enfrían los pies? : la física de lo cotidiano. Barcelona: Paidós.
Frumento, A.S., 1995. Biofísica. 3ª ed. Madrid: Mosby/Doyma.
Kane, J.W. y Sternheim, M.M., 1998. Física. 2ª ed. Barcelona: Reverté.
Muñoz, A., 2016. Sabias: la cara oculta de la ciencia. Barcelona: Debate.
Rex, A. y Wolfson, R., 2011. Fundamentos de Física. Madrid: Pearson educación.
The student will practise a series of basic and transversal competences (desirable in any university degree) and specific competitions, own of the degree in Biology and of the subject. We will work those indicated below
(meaning of symbols: Memoria completa de grado en Biología , page 5 in
http://www.usc.es/export/sites/default/gl/centros/bioloxia/descargas/me…)
BASIC
CB1
CB2
CB3
CB4
CB5
CG1
CG2
CG3
CG4
CG5
CROSS
CT1
CT2
CT3
CT4
CT5
CT6
CT7
CT8
CT9
CT10
CT11
SPECÍFIC
CE1.b
CE1.f
In the academic year 2020-21, this subject has only the right to an exam.
The support material that the past academic year 2019-20 was made available to students in the Virtual Classroom of the subject (Virtual Campus of the USC) will continue to be accessible in the Virtual Classroom throughout the current academic year 2020-21.
In the 2020-21 academic year, this subject has only the right to an exam.
The exam will take place on the date and place officially designated by the Faculty of Biology.
The grades corresponding to the ordinary and recovery exams will be communicated through the Virtual Classroom and by the mobile communication procedure of the University of Santiago.
This parameter depends very much on the "skills acquired" by the student throughout his academic life as a student. There are a total of 225 hours, ie about 7.5 hours weekly attendance.
• Consult the recommended bibliography
• Study and understand the theoretical concepts.
• Solve the exercise bulletins.
In the 2020-21 academic year, this subject has only the right to an exam.
Diego Martinez Hernandez
- Department
- Applied Physics
- Area
- Applied Physics
- Phone
- 881814065
- diego.martinez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Maria Jose Perez Comuñas
- Department
- Applied Physics
- Area
- Applied Physics
- Phone
- 881814036
- mariajp.comunas [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
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