Bio322: Biophysics I

Assignments

1. Olympics of organisms: Read the following articles: The physics of pole vaulting, long jump physics and swimming physics at the olympics. Using the same kind of analysis, compare to some ONE organism (animals, plants, plant-parts or microbes) that either jumps (high or long) or swim. Each student has to do one page of analysis. Submission is only electronic. Submission date: 27-Aug 2012
2. Cell biology by numbers [pdf] Submission date: 7-Sep 2012
3. Molecular visualization and dimensions [pdf]. Protein data bank (.pdb) coordinate files available as a zip-folder here. Submission date: 7-Sep 2012

Instructions for submisions

• Assignments to be submitted as electronic file in PDF format to me at my email address cathale at the rate iiserpune. In the email please include the following subject line: "Subject: Assignment x- y" where x is the assignment number (1,2,3...) and y is the name of the assignment (eg.: Olympics of organisms).
• The file name should be "Axx_name_surname.pdf" where xx is the assignment number 01, 02, etc.
• I prefer LaTex/PDF submissions. Word doc submissions must first be converted to PDF before submission. Identical choices of organism writeups will be viewed with extreme suspicion.
• If hand-written submissions are expected, you will be told beforehand.
• Please do not hand in submissions to me in corridors, staircases and the like.

*All submission dates are end-of day at 2359h