Biochemistry 102a: Quantitative Approaches to Biochemical Systems

Fall, 2005

Last Updated:Monday, December 12, 2005 11:25 AM

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Instructor: Dorothee Kern


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Section 1: Molecular ensembles in action

September



Assignment 1:  Probelm Set 1  (Due Wednesday, September 21) Handout: Math Warmup Problems
Solutions for Assignment 1:  Problem Set 1 SolutionsExcel File Handout: Numerical Simulations Using Spreadsheet Programs
Handout: First-Order Linear Differential Equations
Simulation: 1-Step Kinetics
Assignment 2:  Problem Set 2  (Due Thursday, September 29) Handout: Enzyme Kinetics
Some Solutions for Assignment 2: Problem Set II Solutions Handout: Burst kinetics
Simulation: Burst kinetics



Section 2: Single molecules in action

October (2 Weeks)



Assignment 3: Problem Set III Handout: Lightbulbs and The Tao of Stochastic Thinking
Some Solutions for Assignment 3: Problem Set III Solutions Simulation: Single Channels (PC Only)
Handout: Transit-Times At The Single-Molecule Level (A Taste Of Convolution) 



Section 3: Random walk, diffusion and dimensionality

October (2 Weeks)



Assignment 4: Problem Set IV Simulation: Drunkard's Walk (PC Only)
Solutions for assignment 4: Problem Set IV Solutions Handout: Diffusion-Limited Rates

Exam II and Exam II Answer Key



Section 4: Spectroscopy Potpourri

November



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