Seminar: Physics underlying Life Sciences (PS)5 ECTS
(englische Bezeichnung: Seminar: Physics underlying Life Sciences)
(Prüfungsordnungsmodul: Physics seminar(s))

Lehrveranstaltungen:

• • Seminar for Physics: Underlying Life Sciences
    (Seminar, 3 SWS, Ana-Suncana Smith, Mi, 8:30 - 10:00, Raum n.V.; Nägelsbachstr. 49 b, 91052 Erlangen)

Inhalt:

Contents:

• TD-DFT approaches in calculations of exited states of the water-gas-shift reaction

• Coupling of quantum mechanics approaches into molecular dynamics - Calculations of IR spectra

• Introduction to Lattice Boltzmann simulations - Applications in Microswimming

• Molecular Dynamics on the example of diffusion of small molecules
  

• Coupling of Molecular Dynamics with a Lattice Boltzmann framework to solve the Poisson Boltzmann equation for charged interfaces
  

• Free energy approaches using molecular dynamics simulations with biasing potentials

• Free energy profile calculation using steered molecular dynamics simulations

• Monte Carlo Methods – Applications in Crystal Growth

• Stochastic approaches to cell and tissue dynamics

• Introduction to Image Analysis – Morphological Measures

• Introduction to Image Analysis – Tracking Algorithms

• Path integral approaches in soft matter: Membrane-mediated interactions between proteins

• Langevin dynamics: Simulations of membrane fluctuations

Lernziele und Kompetenzen:

Learning goals and competences
Students

• comprehend an interesting physical topic in a short time frame

• identify and interpret the appropriate literature

• select and organize the relevant information for the presentation

• compose a presentation on the topic at the appropriate level for the audience

• give a presentation to a scientific audience and use the appropriate presentation techniques and tools

• criticize and defend the topic in a scientific discussion

Literatur:

Literature
Primary literature will be provided by the supervisors of the individual topics.

Studien-/Prüfungsleistungen:

Seminar: Physics underlying Life Sciences (Prüfungsnummer: 810133)

(englischer Titel: Seminar: Physics underlying Life Sciences)

Prüfungsleistung, mündliche Prüfung, Dauer (in Minuten): 45, benotet, 5 ECTS

Anteil an der Berechnung der Modulnote: 100.0 %

weitere Erläuterungen:
Masterstudierende mit Studienbeginn ab Sommersemester 2015 können Prüfungen in deutscher Sprache nur mit Genehmigung des Prüfungsausschussvorsitzenden ablegen.

Erstablegung: SS 2017

1. Prüfer:

Ana-Suncana Smith