Bio322: Biophysics I-

[ver.2014]

Physical biology of molecules, cells and tissues: Equilibrium approaches Logo

`S. No.`	`Title`	`Due date`	`Form of submission`	`Date posted`	Additional Information	Solution
1	Dimensions and orders of magnitude estimates	25-Aug-2014 @1800h [NOTE: time postponed by 10h]	Upload on course website 1) iiser-TVM [FOLDER] (no login required), or send an email to: bio322 at the rate students dot iiserpune dot ac dot in. 2) iiser-PUN: hard copies only.	18-Aug-2014	Total score: 16 pts [Please upload/send ONLY PDF files]	Solution to dimensions and OOME (updated with some changes to the dimensions answer)
2	Calculating the radius of gyration of proteins from their 3D atomic structures	29-Oct-2014 @0800h [AGAIN postponed from previous date]	Form for upload (bugs fixed w.r.t. access control 2014/10/20)	17-Oct-2014	Octave demo in class on 20-Oct-2014 Rasmol Pymol Rasmol FAQ: Measure atom-atom distances: Settings->(set picking distance) Mouse-click (single click) at two points in space Dist. in Angstrom reported in display and command-line.F [read_pdb.m] [GFP] [NS1] [LacI]
3	Persistence length	20-Nov (in classs)	Explanation and solved in class	18-Nov-2014	Calculate the persistence length of MTs MT-image

Teaching assistant (TA)

Names: 1. Neha Khetan (PhD student, IISER Pune), 2. Kunalika Jain (PhD student, IISER Pune), 3. Sreejith A. (PhD student, IISER Thiruvananthapuram)

Where to find the TAs: 1. C203, hr4, IISER Pune. 2: G1, 1st lab, right side, IISER Pune, 3: IISER Tvm.

Instructions for submisions

Assignments to be submitted either in hand-written form or electronic file in PDF format (or hand-written), as per conditions specified.
IF electronic submissions are being accepted, please send them to the email address bio322 at the rate students dot iiserpune dot ac dot i n. In the email please include the following subject line: "Assignment x- y" where x is the assignment serial number (1,2,3...) and y is the name of the assignment (eg.: Olympics of organisms).
The file name should be "Axx_name_.pdf" where xx is the two-digit assignment number 01, 02, etc.
I prefer PDF submissions from LaTex source. Word doc or Open Document Format (ODF) submissions must first be converted to PDF before submission. Sometimes DOC->PDF conversions are platform- if all else fails, I will accept a DOC or ODF file (i.e. do not send docx files).
Submissions will be checked for copy-pasting.
If hand-written submissions are expected, please ensur your own name and roll number are written on top on page 1, ensure legibility and make a clear indication which question or section is being answered.
Please do not hand in submissions to me in corridors, staircases, the canteen or other locations. It is liable to be lost. It is your responsibility to hand it to me or to the TA in our lab/office.

Updated: 18 Nov 2014