<p>Seminar, four hours. Exploration of how concepts and models from statistical physics can be used to gain quantitative and intuitive understanding of biological phenomena. Introduction to analytical and computational methods for describing stochastic complex systems, with application to problems in mechanics and dynamics of active matter and evolutionary dynamics of immune system. S/U or letter grading.</p>

Physics

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Statistical Mechanics of Living Systems from Active Matter to Immune System

PHYSICS 243M

2 to 4 units