生物物理学

As 生物物理学专业, you'll use the framework of 物理 to describe biological systems. 您将构建模型来理解这些系统是如何工作的, 从最小的分子到最大的群体.

生物物理学 & 我们的价值观

跨学科学习

“If we are to prepare students to work on these problems 和 questions, then we must help them develop the capacity to think beyond the boundaries of traditional disciplines. 在所有文理学院中, we are remarkably well positioned to make this effort because of the multidisciplinary nature of the [Department of 自然科学].”

牛顿库普

生物学名誉教授

5 研究领域

Pitzer's bio物理 curriculum blends core classes in 生物学和物理, 和 draws on tools 和 methods from various other scientific fields.

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学生参与

At Pitzer, learning bio物理 means getting out of the classroom 和 participating in h和s-on work. You'll have the chance to work closely with professors in their research groups, 在实验课程中培养实际的实验技能, 和 complete original research as part of your senior thesis.

26 研究小组

Students in the Department of 自然科学 have the opportunity to contribute to 26 different research groups across several disciplines

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比萨的声音

Pitzer bio物理 alumnus Karl Kiser's '16 major took him on a research trip to the Phoenix Isl和s, 在太平洋的中心深处. 它会带你去哪里?

“Myctophids, Heteropods, 和 Pteropods were among the ranks of critters we examined in a small aliquot from the tow’s haul. Even after learning about the small organisms which dominate the world’s oceans, I was simply dumbfounded by what we hauled out of the middle of the Pacific."

Karl Kiser '16

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生物物理学专业

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研究

朱利安·科恩22岁, 生物物理学专业, received a New Harvest Seed Grant for his research into techniques for creating lab-grown meat. His work aims to make our food system more sustainable 和 humane by helping us transition away from traditional, animal-intensive农业.

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Pitzer’s 生物物理学专业 is offered through the Department of 自然科学, a joint department that serves students from Pitzer 和 Scripps Colleges. 现有专任教师50余人, 和 places an emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration 和 research.

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生物物理学课程细节

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生物物理学 teaches you how to apply the tools of 物理 to biological systems, giving you the skills to model the behavior of systems from the molecular to the physiological level.

你会学到什么

How to create frameworks that identify the key physical principles, 的关系, 以及生物系统背后的制约因素.
How to develop experiments to test these frameworks on a practical level.
How to translate conceptual frameworks into mathematical models.
如何使用标准的数据分析方法.
How to analyze, interpret, 和 assess the reasonableness of your answers.
How to effectively communicate your findings to diverse audiences.

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访问 the Department of 自然科学' 生物物理学 page for more information 和 resources.

自然科学系生物物理页面

要求的课程

基础课程

Introductory 生物学 (two semesters: BIOL 043L KS Introductory 生物学 - BIOL 044L KS Introductory 生物学, 或BIOL 042L KS -综合生物学 & Chemistry 和 BIOL 044L KS -Introductory 生物学, 或同等学历);
Basic Principles of Chemistry (two semesters: CHEM 014L KS -CHEM 015L KS -Basic Principles of Chemistry, 或加速普通化学与实验室CHEM 029lks, 或CHEM 042L KS -综合生物学 & 化学，或同等学历);
General 物理 for the Life Sciences (two semesters: PHYS 030L KS -PHYS 031L KS, or Principles of 物理 (two semesters: PHYS 033L KS -PHYS 034L KS), 或同等学历);
PHYS 035 KS - Modern 物理 with Computational Applications;
物理178 KS -生物物理学
MATH 032 PZ - Calculus III; MATH 111 CM or equivalent;
MATH 032 PZ -Calculus III; MATH 111 CM 或同等学历);
一门电脑程式设计课程(Csci 005 hm, Csci 051厘米，或PHYS 108 KS);

五门额外的高级课程

三(3)高级生物课程, 其中至少一个必须包括实验室组件. Organic Chemistry (CHEM 116L KS) may be substituted for one of the three upper-division 生物学 courses, but one of the remaining two upper-division 生物学 courses must still include a laboratory component.
At least two of the following four courses: PHYS 101 KS, PHYS 102 KS, PHYS 114 KS, PHYS 115 KS.