Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in physics (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits | |||
| Master in physics (60 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This cours contains two different parts, the first one concerning the biophysics and given by Prof. Hoebeke, and a second part concerning some selected topics of solid state physics and presented by Prof. Silhanek.
The concepts that will be introduced and discussed are,
Membrane biophysics
- Dynamics of biomolecules
-Vision biophysics
-Nerve cells
Solid state physics
- Electric transport
- Magnetism
- Superconductivity
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course the students will be able to understand the electric properties of materials and their magnetic response.
In biophysics part, the student will be able to better understand the connection between the physical and biomedical sciences and the contribution of physics to the understanding understanding of lifeprocesses
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
This course is the natural continuation of the following lectures,
Introduction à la Physique des matériaux - Philippe GHOSEZ
Physique expérimentale : électronique et instrumentation - Duy NGUYEN
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- The time schedule it is available at the web site of the ULg.
- The cours consists of 15 lectures of 2h each (5 lectures devoted to the biophysics, and 10 lectures for the physics of materials).
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Recommended or required readings
At end of each lecture the slides will be distributed. Some reference book for the physics of material's part of the course are listed below,
- Harald Ibach, Hans Lüth, "Solid-State Physics"
- Stephen Blundell, "Magnetism in Condensed Matter"
- M. Tinkham, "Introduction to Superconductivity"
Introduction to Molecular biophysics
J. Tuszynski and M. Kurzynski
CRC press (2003)
Biophysique
François Grémy
Flammarion (1982)
Assessment methods and criteria
The points of the final evaluation are distributed as follows,
- 2/3 for the written exam concerning the solid state physics part
- 1/3 for the oral interrogation about the biophysics section
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Alejandro V. Silhanek
Département de Physique
Université de Liège
Bât. B5, R/51
Allée du 6 août, 19
B- 4000 Sart Tilman
BELGIUM
Tél : 04 366 36 32
Email: asilhanek@uliege.be
Maryse Hoebeke
043663651
Email m.hoebeke@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Assessment subjects
Assessment methods
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
The evaluation consists in an individual assignment for each part of the course (unless possible exemption for one of the parties). Each student receives a subject specific to each part on which he / she must carry out research, prepare and submit a written report. He / she will have to defend it during the examination in session 2.
Assessment methods
The tasks expected of each student for the performance of the individual assignment are:
- Carry out a bibliographic research on the subject,
- Write a report. The reports must be submitted two weeks before the date of the exam. For each report we want a maximum of 3 pages (Arial 11 pts for the main text). We expect from you a didactic approach allowing us to judge your level of understanding of the subject and the appropriation of the concepts. This report will be sent by email to the professor concerned (pdf format). The list of references will not be counted in the 3 pages. Both the form and content of the report will be part of the evaluation.
- On the day of the exam, each student will have to answer a series of questions concerning their reports, although any topic of the course can be subject of interrogation. There will then be two interviews (materials and biophysics) that will not exceed 15 minutes each. These interviews will be done remotely via Lifesize or Collaborate. The projects will be distributed randomly and the subjects will be assigned and communicated by email before July 15.
Contacts
Information available above.