Information Package / Course Catalogue
Topic in Physics For Biology and Medicine
Course Code: BYF526
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of the course is to be able to tell about the physical rules used in biophysics, the formulas and their use in biophysics to the students having BS degrees other than physics

Course Content

Transport in an infinite medium, Boltzmann constant, Fick’s laws, transport through neutral membranes, osmotic pressure, artificial kidney, impulses in nerve and muscle cells, coulomb’s law, gauss’s law, ohm’s law, exterior potentials and electrocardiogram.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Mehmet BİLGEN
Learning Outcomes
1.To comprehend the rules for the transfer of energy and materials in living organisms
2.To be able to tell about the diffusion in gases and liquids and Fick's law of diffusion
3.To comprehend the physical laws in circulatory system
4.To gain knowledge on elements of electrical circuits and to learn about inductive and capacitive reactance
5.To be able to explain electric field, Gauss's law, Ohm's law, the interaction of charged particles
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Biophysics Lecture Book (İÜ cerrahpaşa)
2.Biophysics (Ferit Pehlivan)
3.Physics Books
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
International units
Week 2 - Theoretical
Living organisms as open systems
Week 3 - Theoretical
The rules for the transfer of energy and materials in living organisms
Week 4 - Theoretical
Poiseuille's law
Week 5 - Theoretical
Fourier's law
Week 6 - Theoretical
Fick's law
Week 7 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm exam
Week 8 - Theoretical
Elements of a circuit: resistance, reosta, condensator, diot, transistor
Week 9 - Theoretical
Ohm's law
Week 10 - Theoretical
Calculation of the current and resistance in circuits, connecting the ampermeter and voltmeter to a circuit
Week 11 - Theoretical
Alternative and direct currents and their acquisition
Week 12 - Theoretical
Inductive and capacitive reactance
Week 13 - Theoretical
Electric field: Gauss's law
Week 14 - Theoretical
Discussion
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory131239
Assignment132139
Reading132139
Individual Work52010
Midterm Examination18210
Final Examination18311
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)148
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026