Lecture Notes

Here you can download pdf versions of my recent lecture notes.

Methods in Molecular Biophysics, Spring 2009

  1. Introduction to Biophysics Methods, from Jan. 20, 2009. Lecture by Babis Kalodimos.
  2. Thermodynamics, from Jan. 27, 2009. Lecture by Babis Kalodimos.
  3. Hydrodynamics, from Feb. 3, 2009.
  4. Rotational motion and fluorescence, from Feb. 10, 2009.
  5. Biomolecular NMR, from Feb. 24, Mar. 3, 10, 24, 2009. Lectures by Babis Kalodimos.
  6. Biomolecular NMR, from Mar. 24, 31, 2009. Lectures by Dave Case.
  7. Protein vibrational spectroscopy, from Mar. 31, 2009.
  8. Molecular dynamics simulations, from Apr. 7,14, 2009.
  9. Dynamics from NMR, from Apr. 21, 2009. Lecture by Babis Kalodimos.
  10. Cryo-electron microscopy, from Apr. 28, 2009.

Genetic Systems and Structures, Spring 2009

  1. Lac repressor structure, from Jan. 27,29, 2009.
  2. Intro. to modeling of DNA, from Feb. 10,12, 2009.
  3. Notes on distance geometry, from Mar. 26, 2009.

Biophysical Chemistry I, Fall 2009

  1. Course syllabus.
  2. Lecture notes for week 1 (Olson). (Homework assignment is on the final page.)
    Spreadsheet for PDB analysis.
    CA-only PDB file.
  3. Lecture notes for weeks 2 and 3 (Case). [Updated on 9/17].
    Homework: Download and install the VMD visualization program, and work through the Using VMD tutorial. There is nothing to hand in, but you will need to be able to use the program later in the course.
  4. Lecture notes on protein-protein interactions, (Olson, 9/22).
  5. Lecture notes on phosphorylation, (Dr. Joachim Latzer, 9/24).
  6. Lecture notes on DNA structure, (Olson, 9/29, 10/1). Homework assignment is on the last page.
  7. Lecture notes on Protein/DNA interactions, (Olson, 10/6, 10/8).
  8. Lecture notes on DNA condensation and packaging, (Olson, 10/13, 10/15).
  9. Lecture notes on the RNA and the ribosome, (Olson, 10/20, 10/22).
    Structural data for tRNA.
  10. Lecture notes on lipids and membranes, (Case, 10/27, 10/29).
  11. Lecture notes on membrane proteins, (Case, 11/10, 11/12).
  12. Lecture notes on enzymes, (Case, 11/17, 11/19).


Updated on November 17, 2009. Comments to case@biomaps.rutgers.edu