Department of Biophysics · Subjects · Physics-Biophysics 1

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Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2024-2025

Course director

Lukács András Szilárd

associate professor,
Department of Biophysics
andras.lukacs@aok.pte.hu

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 28 hours

practices: 0 hours

seminars: 0 hours

total of: 28 hours

Subject data

Code of subject: OPO-Z1E-T
2 kredit
Pharmacy
Medical and Health Sciences modul
autumn

Prerequisites:

OPO-Z1G-T parallel

Course headcount limitations

min. 5 – max. 100

Topic

The course addresses the physical basis of the structure and function of biological systems. The main topics include atomic and nuclear physics, thermodynamics, transport processes, molecular and supramolecular systems, bioelectric phenomena, and biological motion.

Lectures

1. Introduction - Lukács András Szilárd
2. Gas laws - Lukács András Szilárd
3. Kinetic theory of gases - Leipoldné Vig Andrea Teréz
4. Work: internal energy of a gas, definition of work and heat. - Leipoldné Vig Andrea Teréz
5. Specific heat: relationship between heat and specific heat. The basics of calorimetry - Leipoldné Vig Andrea Teréz
6. Enthalpy: definition of enthalpy, enthalpy at constant pressure. - Leipoldné Vig Andrea Teréz
7. Entropy: classical approach of entropy.Statistical approach of entropy - Lukács András Szilárd
8. 2nd law of thermodynamics - Lukács András Szilárd
9. Gibbs free energy - Lukács András Szilárd
10. Energetics of metabolism: the pathways of metabolism,connection to free energy - Bódis Emőke
11. Protein structure, thermodynamics of folding - Lukács András Szilárd
12. Cytoskeletal proteins - Huberné Barkó Szilvia
13. Motor proteins - Huberné Barkó Szilvia
14. Fluid flow - Huber Tamás
15. Diffusion, osmosis - Huber Tamás
16. Membrane structure - Ujfalusi Zoltán
17. Membrane transport - Ujfalusi Zoltán
18. Oscillatory motion - Ujfalusi Zoltán
19. Waves: types and properties of waves. Interference, diffraction, standing waves - Ujfalusi Zoltán
20. Electromagnetic waves - Ujfalusi Zoltán
21. X-ray: generation and types of X-rays - Leipoldné Vig Andrea Teréz
22. X-ray diffraction - Leipoldné Vig Andrea Teréz
23. Biophysics of vision - Kengyel András Miklós
24. Biophysics of hearing - Kengyel András Miklós
25. Introduction to atomic physics - Szabó-Meleg Edina
26. Atomic models - Szabó-Meleg Edina
27. Photoelectric effect, Frank-Herz experiment - Szabó-Meleg Edina
28. Introduction to quantum mechanics - Lukács András Szilárd

Practices

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

https://aok.pte.hu/hu/egyseg/10

Literature developed by the Department

Handouts and other online materials can be found on the departmental website (https://aok.pte.hu/hu/egyseg/10)

Notes

The handouts can be found on the Teams platform of the group and in the PotePedia learning platform.

Recommended literature

Damjanovich Sándor, Fidy Judit, Szöllősi János (eds.): Medical Biophysics, Medicina, Budapest, 2009

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

In order to be eligible for the exam the students cannot have more absences than the approved value.

Mid-term exams

During the semester the student will have to write two tests on the 6th and 13th week, Based on the results those students who achieved grade 4 or 5 can keep the obtained grade as an exam grade. In order to be eligible for the exam the students have to achieve a satisfacatory grade.

Making up for missed classes

Missed practices can be made up during make-up opportunities provided by the department. During each make-up lab, only one missed practice can be executed.

Exam topics/questions

The condition of admission to the exam is the successful completion of the practices carried out in parallel to the theory.