Complexity in Biophysics Field of study: Biophysics
Programme code: W4-S2BFA21.2021

Module name: Complexity in Biophysics
Module code: W4-2BF-MB-21-16
Programme code: W4-S2BFA21.2021
Semester: summer semester 2021/2022
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: exam
ECTS credits: 4
Description:
Course syllabus: (1) Biological networks (examples in system biology: metabolic networks, interactome, regulatory and signalling networks; biological neural networks; networks in ecology and epidemiology (2) Complex spatio-temporal dynamics in biology (oscilations, excitability, bistability; sinchronization in biological systems: neural networks; spatio-temporal chaos: cardiac fibrillation (3) Analysis of complex biosignals (deterministic and stochastic signals; statistical properties; non-lineal time-series analysis of series temporalis) (4) Self-organization in biological systems (morphogenesis; self-assembly: protein folding, membrane formation); growth processes: chemotaxis, tumour growth) (5) Collective motion and active matter (flocking, swarming and herd; cell migration)
Prerequisites:
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Key reading:
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Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
students will have a basic knowledge of some biological phenomena (from the molecular or cellular level to the macroscopic level), and understand what a complex system is and how to characterize it [MB_16_1]
 KBF_W02 [4/5] KBF_W07 [4/5] KBF_U03 [4/5] KBF_U08 [4/5]
students will be able to employ numerical techniques as well as a software specific to the course [MB_16_2]
 KBF_W08 [4/5] KBF_U02 [3/5] KBF_U06 [4/5]
students will be able to employ theoretical/practical knowledge to solve problems of biological interest and present the results in a broader context, using the appropriate terminology [MB_16_3]
 KBF_U08 [4/5] KBF_U13 [3/5] KBF_K02 [4/5]
Type Description Codes of the learning outcomes of the module to which assessment is related
exam [MB_16_w_1]
The final mark for this course will be as follows mark = W*0.5 + O*0.5, where W is the total mark of written examinations, which will include a written exam, applied activities, case studies or problem resolution, and O is the total mark of oral examination, consisting of an oral exam or oral presentation
 MB_16_1 MB_16_2 MB_16_3
Form of teaching Student's own work Assessment of the learning outcomes
Type Description (including teaching methods) Number of hours Description Number of hours
lecture [MB_16_fs_1]
Detailed discussion by the lecturer of the issues listed in the table "module description" using the table and/or multimedia presentations
 36
Supplementary reading, working with the textbook
 64 exam [MB_16_w_1]
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
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