Advanced Seminar in Bioenergetics
3.0
creditsAverage Course Rating
The trait shared by all living systems is the capacity to perform energy transduction. This biophysics/biochemistry course examines the physico-chemical and structural basis of biological energy transduction. Emphasis is on understanding the molecular and cellular logic of the flow of energy in living systems. The course explores the connection between fundamental physical requirements for energy transduction and the organization, evolution and possibly even the origins of biological molecules, cells, and organisms. Implications for planet earth¹s energy balance and for the design of synthetic organisms and of artificial energy transducing machines will be discussed, time permitting. Recommended Course Background: One semester of Biochemistry. Recommended Course Background: One semester of Biochemistry
Fall 2014
Professor: Bertrand Garcia-Moreno
Students praised this course for giving them a good sense of the basics of the Arabic language. Perceived issues with the course included a feeling that the homework in the course could be uneven and excessive in the course. Other students thought that course felt somewhat rushed given how much was covered. Suggestions for improvement included a general feeling that the course could be improved by restricting the scope of the course and its work so that more time and focus could be placed on some assignments. Prospective students should know that students found the course time consuming as they usual y had daily homework, but they ultimately found it to be rewarding.