| source UC San Diego (X) |
level |
department Bioengineering (X) |
An introduction to the central topics of bioengineering in a seminar format. The principles of problem definition, team design, engineering inventiveness, information access, communication, ethics, and social responsibility will be emphasized. P/NP grading only.
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The Freshman Seminar Program is designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small seminar setting. Freshman seminars are offered in all campus departments and undergraduate colleges, and topics vary from quarter to quarter. Enrollment is limited to fifteen to twenty students, with preference given to entering freshmen. (F,W,S)
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An enrichment program available to a limited number of lower-division undergraduate students, which provides work experience with industry, government offices, and hospitals. The internship is coordinated through UCSD’s Academic Internship Program under the supervision of a faculty member and an industrial, government, or hospital employee.
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Directed group study on a topic or in a field not included in the regular department curriculum. (P/NP grades only.)
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Independent reading or research by arrangement with a Bioengineering faculty member. (P/NP grades only.)
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Independent study or research under direction of a member of the faculty.
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A general introduction to bioengineering design, including examples of engineering analysis and design applied to representative topics in biomechanics, bioinstrumentation, biomaterials, biotechnology, and related areas. A review of technological needs, design methodology, testing procedures, statistical analysis, governmental regulation, evaluation of costs and benefits, quality of life, and ethical issues.
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An introduction to the principles and applications of biomedical imaging, with emphasis on the acquisition, processing, display of imagery, and design of imaging systems. Filtering, convolution, and Fourier methods. Microscopy, radiography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance, ultrasound, and nuclear imaging.
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Mass transfer in solids, liquids, and gases with application to biological systems. Free and facilitated diffusion. Convective mass transfer. Diffusion-reaction phenomena. Active transport. Biological mass transfer coefficients. Steady and unsteady state. Flux-force relationships. (Credit not allowed for both CENG 101C and BENG 103B.)
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Newton’s Laws. Static resultant forces and moments. Conservation laws of dynamics. Muscle and joint loads. Human body dynamics, locomotion, and clinical applications. Bodies in contact: friction, momentum, and impulse; impact and injury. Work, power, and energy relationships. Bioengineering design problems.
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An introduction to continuum mechanics of both living and nonliving bodies. The laws of motion and free-body diagrams. Stresses. Deformation. Compatibility conditions. Constitutive equations. Properties of common fluids and solids. Derivation of field equations and boundary conditions. Applications to bioengineering design.
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Introduction to physiological systems, with emphasis on structure and function of major tissues and organs. Application of mechanics to understand the behavior of these tissues and organs at gross and microscopic levels. Bioelastic solids. Rigid body biomechanics. Biofluids. Bioengineering and medical design.
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Biomechanics of living tissues with emphasis on continuum analysis of problems in biofluid and cell mechanics. Engineering design and problem solving in the biomechanics of mammalian tissues, especially those of the cardiovascular system.
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Development of design project in biomechanics.
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Implementation of design project in biomechanics.
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Systems and control theory applied to bioengineering. Modeling, linearization, transfer functions, Laplace transforms, closed-loop systems, design and simulation of controllers. Dynamic behavior and controls of first and second order processes. PID controllers. Stability. Bode design. Features of biological controls systems. A simulation term project using MATLAB and an oral presentation are required.
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Systems biology and bioengineering consists of (1) enumeration of biological components participating in a biological process, (2) reconstruction of interactions to form a network, (3) mathematical representation for analysis, interpretation, and prediction, (4) model validation and use in prospective design.
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Computational modeling of molecular bioengineering phenomena: excitable cells, regulatory networks, and transport. Application of ordinary, stochastic, and partial differential equations. Introduction to data analysis techniques: power spectra, wavelets, and nonlinear time series analysis.
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Development of design project in bioinformatics bioengineering.
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Implementation of design project in bioinformatics bioengineering.
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Development of design project in molecular systems bioengineering.
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Implementation of design project in molecular systems bioengineering.
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Development of design project in genetic circuits bioengineering.
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Implementation of design project in genetic circuits bioengineering.
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Development of design project in cell systems bioengineering.
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