专业描述

Physics is the most fundamental of the sciences, exploring the universe from its smallest to grandest scales. Physics attempts to understand nature in both its greatest simplicity and its most uncontrollable complexity. Physicists are model-builders of everything from the architecture of the cosmos, to the substructure of the nuclei, the complexity of life, and even the hidden patterns of the stock market. Biophysics, lying at the intersection of physics, biology and chemistry, focuses on applying the understanding, methods and quantitative skills gained in physics to a vast array of biological systems in order to gain new insights into biological problems ranging from brain function, vascular networks, and DNA synthesis to biomedical devices, drug delivery and aquatic animal migration. Courses in physics and biophysics allow you to explore the interactions of matter and energy from the simplicity of a swinging pendulum to the complexity of nuclear fusion, galaxy formation, the human brain and the chaos of weather patterns and storms. A deep understanding of physics involves problem solving, reasoning and experimental skills that are valuable not only to scientists and engineers, but also to every member of society as we move towards a more technological world.