PHYS 273. Information Theory and Pattern Formation in Biological Systems (4 units)
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Description
This course discusses how living systems acquire information on their environment and exploit it to generate structures and perform functions. Biological sensing of concentrations, reaction-diffusion equations, the Turing mechanism, and applications of information theory to cellular transduction pathways and animal behavior will be presented. Recommended preparation: familiarity with probabilities at the level of undergraduate statistical mechanics and major cellular processes; basic knowledge of information theory.
Prerequisite courses
PHYS 273 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have PHYS 273 as a prerequisite.