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From N.R. 

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Undergraduate Studies 

Action taken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies 

at its meeting on November 14 gives rise to the following motion: 

MOTION 

Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board 

Of

Covernors the proposed changes in the Biophysics program 

as outlined below and detailed in S78-155 

(a)

PHYS 

344-3 may be substituted for CHEM 261-3 

(b)

MATH 154-3, 155-3 

be substituted for MATH 151-3, 

152-3 

(c)

Addition of PHYS 131-2, 233-2; Deletion of PHYS 231-3 

(d)

Replacements: PHYS 384-3 replaces PHYS 382-4 

PHYS 345-3 replaces PHYS 341-4 

PHYS 331-3 replaces PHYS 334-4 

PHYS 385-3 replaces PHYS 381-4 

PHYS 415-3 replaces PHYS 412-4 

(e)

Prerequlte changes: 

PHYS 443-3 - Biophysics Laboratory 

PHYS 482-3 - Physics of Biological Membranes and 

Membrane Models 

PHYS 483-3 - Topics in Mathematical Biophysics 

N.R. Reilly 

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To ......... ...M..van...Registr..     

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Webster . 

Registrar's Office 

Subject... Curriculum Changes - Biophysic 

Dean of Science 

Date...9.....1116 

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The Biophysics Major and Honours degree programmes 

are affected by the proposed revision of the Physics 

upper division curriculum and by the revision of the 

lower division Physics Laboratory course curriculum. 

To adjust these programmes to the revised Physics 

courses the Faculty of Science approved the following 

changes to the existing programmes as set out on 

pp.

385- 

389 of the 1978-79 calendar. 

Lower Division Required Courses 

Changes: 

1)

MATH 154-3 and 155-3, Calculus I and II for 

the Biological Sciences may be offered instead 

of MATH 151-3 and 152-3, Calculus I and                             

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Calculus II. 

2) PHYS 231-3, Introductory Physics Lab I 

has been deleted from the Physics curriculum. 

The Physics Laboratory recuirements will be 

PHYS 131-2, General Physics Laboratory and 

PHYS 233-2, Introductory Physics Lab A. 

3)

CHEM 261-3, Physical Chemistry I. ? 

PHYS 344-3, 

Thermal Physics may he taken instead of 

CHEM 261-3. 

The lower division requirements for Major and Honours 

programmes should therefore be 

TOTAL 59 or 62 semester hours ? 

(See note (a).) 

BISC 101-4, 102-4, 201-3, 202-3 

CHEM 104-3, 105-3, 115-2, 251-3, 252-3, ? 

256-2, 261-3 (or PHYS 344-3) 

MATH 151-3, 152-3, (or MATH 154-3, 155-3) 

232-3, 253-4 

PHYS 120-3, 121-3, (or PHYS 101-3, 102-3) 

131-2, 211-3, 221-3, 233-2. 

Upper Division Required Courses 

. ? Changes: 

The following courses have been deleted from the 

upper division Physics curriculum. For the Biophysics 

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programmes, the courses which replace them are listed 

alongside:- 

Old Physics Courses 

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New Physics Courses 

PHYS 334-4 

Introduction to 

PHYS 331-3 

Electronics 

PHYS 341-4 

Thermal and   

PHYS 

345-3 

Statistical 

Physics 

PHYS 

381-4 Modern Physics  

PHYS 

385-3 

PHYS 

382-4 

Mathematical   

PHYS 384-3 

Physics 

PHYS 

412-4 

Quantum Mechanics 

PHYS 415-3 

Electronics Laboratory 

Statistical Physics 

Quantum Physics 

Method of Theoretical 

Physics I 

Quantum Mechanics 

The upper division requirements for the Major programme 

should therefore be: 

TOTAL 33 - 37 semester hours 

BICH 301-3 (or BISC 301-3) , 403-3 

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BISC 405-3, 481-3 

CHEM 

MATH 310-3 

362-3 

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or PHYS 3453 

'b

PHYS 331-3 (or 333-4) 3453(b) (or CHEM 

362-3) , 385-3, 433-3, 482-3, 483-3. 

Notes 

(a)

Students not having the necessary Grade Xli high 

school prerequisites will be required to take 

additional first year courses to obtain entry into 

the program. 

(b)

PHYS 345-3 The requirement for PHYS 344-3 as 

a prerequisite can be waived with permission of 

department if CHEM 261-3 has already been taken. 

(c)

In exceptional cases Biophysics Honours students 

may substitute MATH 420-4 in place of PHYS 384-3 

with the permission of the Biophysics Programme 

Committee. 

prog 

. BICH 

BISC 

MATH 

PHYS 

The upper division requirements for the Honours 

ramme should therefore be: 

301-3 (or BISC 301-3) 403-3, 413-2 

302-3, 305-3 (or 347-3) 405-3, 481-3. 

310-3 

331-3 (or 333-4) 345_3(b)(or CF!EH 362-3) 384_:3(c) 

385-3, 415-3, 433-3, 482-3, 483-3. 

N.M. Evans 

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Notes - same as for Major programme. 

The following advising lists for upper division elective courses 

have likewise been amended to reflect the Physics upper division 

changes. The lists which have changed are given below in these 

revised versions: 

Major Programme: Theoretical and Physical Aspects of Biophysics 

PHYS 355--3 

PHYS 384-3 

PHYS 415-3 

PHYS 325--3 

MATH 312-4 

MATH 361-3 

MATH 413-4 

Optics 

Methods of Theoretical Physics I 

Quantum Mechanics 

Relativity & Electromagnetism 

Multidimensional Calculus 

Mechanics of Deformable Media 

Ordinary Differential Equations 

Honours Programme: Theoretical and Physical Aspects of Biophysics 

PHYS 355--3  

Optics 

PHYS 

325-3 

Relativity & Electromagnetism 

NUSC 

485-3 

Particle Physics 

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(or NUSC 442-3 

Properties of Nuclear Matter)                 

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MATH 

312-4 

Multidimensional Calculus 

MATH 

361-3 

Mechanics of Deformable Media 

MATH 

413-3 

Ordinary Differential Equations 

MATH 

414-4 

Partial Differential Equations 

MATH 

431-4 

Algebra I 

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