Upper-Division

Introduces analog electronics. Topics include circuit theory (Kirchhoff's laws, Thevenin equivalents); constant and sinusoidal signals; RC filters; op amps; feedback; oscillators; and instrumentation amplifiers. Emphasis is on design for sensors (thermistors, microphones, electrodes, pressure sensors, phototransistors); voltage dividers are a recurring theme. (Formerly Applied Circuits for Bioengineers.)

Twice weekly, three-hour laboratory to design and build circuits to interface sensors used in bioengineering (thermistors, microphones, electrodes, pressure sensors, phototransistors). Students design and build a one-lead electrocardiograph (EKG). (Formerly Applied Circuits Laboratory.)

Lecture course covering biotechnology-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment of disease. Areas covered include molecular diagnostics, microarray technology and pharmacogenomics, targeted therapies, gene therapy and cell and tissue engineering. Recent advances in each field presented.

Writing programs that use computer resources efficiently. Learn to measure resource usage and modify programs to get better performance. Particularly appropriate for programmers working at limits of their hardware (bioinformaticians, game programmers, and embedded system programs).