FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOPHYSICS

Level : undergraduate
Status : elective
Number of credits : 5
Semester : V
Teaching methods : 30 hours of lectures + 15 hours of supervised problem classes + 30 hours of seminars and  demonstrations in other centres and laboratories, pre-exam by the end of semestre.
Approximately 75 hours of personal study and exercise (3 hours per week during semestre, and approximately 30 hours of preparation during exam term).
 
Professor : dr Dejan Raković
Assistant : dr Miloš Vujisić
ms Koviljka Stanković
 
Prerequisites : Fundamentals of Physics 1
Fundamentals of Physics 2
Electromagnetics
Quantum mechanics
Statistical Physics
Further extension : Acquisition Systems for Electrophysiology
Methods for Acquisition Systems for Electrophysiology
Nuclear Medical Techniques
Dosimetry and Radiation Protection
Sustainable development
Noise and Vibration Protection
Laser Application in Medicine
Sensors and Converters
Telemedicine
Neural networks
Medical Informatics
Quantum Informatics
Modeling of biophysical systems
Biomaterials
Biomechanics
Neural prothesis
 
Assessment methods : Exam - Two-hour examination - two problems/theoretical questions to be solved (33% in total), plus 67 multiple choice questions to be answered (1% each). Regular presence at seminars replaces 10% of the exam. To pass the course, a mark of at least 50% must be achieved.
Pre-exam - replaces 100% of the exam.
 
Literature :
1. D.Raković, Fundamentals of Biophysics, 3. ed., IASC & IEFPG, Belgrade, 2008, in Serbian.
2.M.V.Volkenshtein, Biophysics, Mir, Moscow, 1983.
3. J.D.Bronzino, ed., Biomedical Engineering Handbook, CRC & IEEE Press, 1996.
4.CD with Ppt-presentations and additional literature.