Introduction to Biophysics A
Code
11823
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Física
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
António Carlos Simões Paiva
Weekly hours
5
Total hours
65
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
To give an introducion to the main concepts of Physics from a Biological point of view.
Prerequisites
Secondary School 11th grade Physics.
Bibliography
- PowerPoint slides presented in the lectures.
Supplementary Bibliography
- “General Physics with Bioscience Essays”, 2nd Ed, Jerry Marion, Wiley, 1985
- “Introdução à Biofísica” Lídia Salgueiro, J. Gomes Ferreira. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 1991
- “Biofísica Médida” J. J. Pedroso de Lima. Imprensa da Universidade, Coimbra, 2014
Evaluation method
The evaluation of the course is done with continuous evaluation throughout the semester or with a final exam at end of the semester.
The continuous evaluation consists of two written tests.