BIOENG 304 Engineering Physiology
Course Schedule for BIOEN 304 (2009) - updated Sept. 09
This course is a mixture of basic physiology and engineering aspects related to physiology.
Schedule
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Lecture |
304 Lab |
Book Chapters |
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1 |
Sept.30 Oct. 2 |
Intro Biochemistry/Biophysics |
No lab this week |
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2 |
Oct. 5 Oct. 7 Oct. 9 |
Intro Biochem Digestion and Nutrition Biochem Quiz |
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3 |
Oct. 12 Oct. 14 Oct. 16 |
Digestion and Nutrition Digestion and Nutrition Digestion and Nutrition |
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4 |
Oct. 19 Oct. 21 Oct. 23 |
Digestion and Nutrition Digestion and Nutrition Quiz |
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5 |
Oct. 26 Oct. 28 Oct. 30 |
Digestion and Nutrition Digestion and Nutrition Digestion and Nutrition |
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6 |
Nov. 2 Nov.4 Nov. 6 |
Digestion and Nutrition Eye and Ear Small, taste, heat and pain |
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7 |
Nov. 9 Nov. 11 Nov. 13 |
Negative Feedback Control Veterans Day |
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8 |
Nov. 16 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 |
Enzyme Kinetics Feedback Control in Cellular Sys Feedback Control in Cellular Sys |
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9 |
Nov. 23 Nov. 25 Nov. 27 |
Linear Systems Linear Systems Thanksgiving |
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10 |
Nov. 30 Dec. 2 Dec. 4 |
Linear Systems Biological Control Systems Compartmental Analysis |
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11 |
Dec. 7 Dec. 9 Dec. 11 |
Compartmental Analysis Model Discrimination, fitting Model Discrimination, fitting |
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12 |
Dec. 16 MOR 230 |
Final Exam in MOR 230 at 8.30 to 10.20 |
No Lab this week |
Topics
Topics for Bioeng 309: 2009
Three main areas:
1. Non-quantitative Physiology
2. Quantitative Multi-cellular Physiology
3. Quantitative Cellular Physiology
1. Non-quantitative Physiology
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Topics |
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½ Food stuffs including Vitamins |
1 Carbohydrate and Protein digestion |
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½ Homeostasis, Body Weight |
½ Large Intestine , Vitamin Absorption, Water and Mineral Absorption |
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¼ Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract; Overview |
¼ Basic Circulatory System |
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½ Neural and Hormonal Integration |
1 Organ integration of Carbohydrate and Protein |
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¼ Teeth, Saliva and Swallowing |
½ Starvation |
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1 Stomach Structure and Motility, Gastric Juice |
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½ Small Intestine Function, Pancreas |
1 Structure and Function of Eye and Ear |
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½ Excretory Liver Function and Bile |
1 Smell, Taste and other Sensors |
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1 Lipid Digestion, Distribution and Storage |
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Ten classes in total.
2. Quantitative Cellular Physiology
1 Enzymes and Kinetics
2 Feedback Control in Cellular Systems
2 Linear Time Invariant Systems
Roughly 6 classes
3. Quantitative Multi-Cellular Physiology
1 Negative Feedback Control
1 Hormonal Control: Insulin/Glucagon
2 Compartmental Analysis
2 Model Discrimination, Model Fitting
1 Pupil/Iris Control
Roughly 6 classes
Assignments Schedule
Assignment Schedule
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Week |
Quiz |
Assignments |
Essays |
Exams |
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1 |
Biochemistry |
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2 |
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A |
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3 |
Digestion |
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4 |
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Essay 1 |
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5 |
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A |
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6 |
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Mid Term |
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7 |
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A |
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8 |
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Essay 2 |
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9 |
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A |
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10 |
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11 |
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Final |
Essay 1 (2000 to 2500 words): Three of the most important health related advances in the last 200 years include sanitation, vaccination and antibiotics. Discuss the development of each and their societal and economic impact.
Essay 2 (1000 to 1500 words): Write a popular technical article on either cochlear implants, the artificial retina or other electronic implants you are aware of. Write the essay as if it were to be published as an article for BusinessWeek or the Science and Technology section of the Economist
All assignments and essays must be made available in electronic form. Plagiarism will lead to loss of grades.
Grading
Grading will be based on Mastery-Based Grading which is based solely on a students' master of the material. In terms for breakdown, the final grade is based on the following partitioning:
- 20% Homework problems (almost weekly)
- 35% Labs
- 20% Midterm quizes
- 25% Final exam
Grades will be made available on the new Catalyst online grading system.
Text Book
This course will use the pocket sized text book:
Color Atlas of Physiology (Thieme Flexibook) (Paperback)
Agamemnon Despopoulos and Stefan Silbernagl
You can also pick up inexpensive copies of Silverthorn, Human Physiology an Integrated Approach (3rd or 4th Edition or above) which can supplement the Color Atlas Text.
Notes
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