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Amazon logo Weiss, Thomas F. Cellular Biophysics: Transport. Vol. 1. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1996. ISBN: 9780262231831.

Amazon logo ———. Cellular Biophysics: Electrical Properties. Vol. 2. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1996. ISBN: 9780262231848.


ses #TopicsREADINGS
L1Introduction to Cellular Transport
R1Review of Differential Equations
L2Macroscopic and Microscopic Laws of DiffusionWeiss. Volume 1: 3.1-3.1.3, 3.2-3.2.2.
L3Continuity and Diffusion EquationsWeiss. Volume 1: 3.1.4-3.1.5, 3.5-3.5.2.1.
R2Diffusion
L4Diffusion in Cells: ModelsWeiss. Volume 1: 3.6-3.6.1.2, 3.7-3.7.2.
R3Diffusion (cont.)
L5Diffusion in Cells: ExperimentsWeiss. Volume 1: 3.8-3.8.5.
L6Osmosis: van Hoff's LawWeiss. Volume 1: 4.1-4.3.2.3, 4.4-4.5.1.2.
R4Diffusion and Osmosis
L7Osmosis in Cells: EquilibriumWeiss. Volume 1: 4.7-4.7.1.2.
R5Osmosis
L8Chemical TransportWeiss. Volume 1: 4.7.2-Fig. 4.26 (p. 230), Fig. 4.28, 4.8.2-4.8.3, 6.1-6.2.1.4.
L9Four-State Symmetric Carrier ModelWeiss. Volume 1: 6.4-6.4.1.4.
R6Osmosis and Carrier Mediated Transport
L10Carrier ModelsWeiss. Volume 1: 6.4.2-6.4.3, 6.6-6.7.4.
R74-State Model
L11Glucose RegulationWeiss. Volume 1: 7.2.1, 7.2.3, 7.2.4.1, 7.4.
L12Ion Transport: Nernst-Planck Equation
R8Carrier Models
L13Writing a Laboratory Report
Exam 1
L14Ion Transport: Models
R9Ions
L15Ion Transport Models (cont.)Weiss. Volume 1: 7.5.
R10Ions (cont.)
L16Active TransportWeiss. Volume 1: 7.5.
L17Electrical Properties of CellsWeiss. Volume 2: Chapter 1.
Writing Clinic
L18Core Conductor Model of Large CellsWeiss. Volume 2: 2.1-2.4.2.
R11Core Conductor
L19Core ConductorWeiss. Volume 2: 2.4.3-2.5.
L20HH: Space ClampWeiss. Volume 2: 4.1-4.1.2.3, 4.2-4.2.2.2.
R12Core Conductor (cont.)
L21HH: Voltage ClampWeiss. Volume 2: 4.2.3-4.2.3.1.
R13Core Conductor (cont.)
L22HH: Current ClampWeiss. Volume 2: 4.2.3-4.2.3.2.
L23Demo: HH ProjectWeiss. Volume 2: 4.3.
R14HH Elec Classroom
L24HH ProjectWeiss. Volume 2: 4.4.8.
Exam 2
L25HH: ThresholdWeiss. Volume 2: 4.4.1.
L26Cable ModelWeiss. Volume 2: 3.1-3.2.1, 3.3-3.4.2.1.
R15HH Elec Classroom (cont.)
L27Cable Model (cont.)
L28Writing an Oral PresentationWeiss. Volume 2: 3.4.2.4-3.4.3.1, 3.4.3.3-3.5.
L29Myelinated FibersWeiss. Volume 2: 5.1-5.2.4.4.
R16Cable Model
L30Saltatory ConductionWeiss. Volume 2: 5.3-5.7.
R17Saltatory Conduction
L31Patch ClampWeiss. Volume 2: 6.1-6.1.1, 6.4-6.4.1.5, 6.2-6.2.2, 6.5-p. 407.
L32Ion Channels: 2-State ModelsWeiss. Volume 2: 6.5-p. 407.
HH Dry Runs
L33Ion Channels: 4 Gate ModelWeiss. Volume 2: p. 407-p. 416.
L34Ion Channels: Gating CurrentsWeiss. Volume 2: 6.3.2-6.3.6.
R18Ion Channels
R19Ion Channels (cont.)
L35Ion Channels Multi-State ModelsWeiss. Volume 2: 6.6, 6.7.
R20Ion Channels (cont.)
L36Breakfast with the Staff
R21Ion Channels (cont.)
Final Exam Period

 








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