Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2001
Bioengineering (BIOE)
Rice Course Schedule as of 05/08/2001.
This schedule is maintained by the Office of the Registrar
(reg@rice.edu).
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NOTE: Course web pages are available for some BIOE courses.
BIOE 252 BIOENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Introduction to material, energy, and momentum balances in biological systems.
Steady-state and transient conservation equations for mass, energy, and
momentum will be derived using basic mathematical principles, physical laws,
stoichiometry, and thermodynamics properties. Required for students intending
to major in bioengineering.
Prereq- Phys 101 and 102, Math 211, Bios 201, Chem 211, and Caam 211 or 210.
001 KH 101 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM McIntire, Larry V. Enr: 32 Max: NA
San, Ka-yiu
Saterbak, Ann
BIOE 280 MATHEMATICS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Study of mathematical induction, recursive definitions and recurrence
equations, finite state machines, computability, and logic. Also offered as
COMP 280.
Pre-req- Math 102 and Comp 210.
001 HZ AMP - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Kavraki, Lydia Enr: 0 Max: NA
BIOE 322 FUNDAMENTALS OF SYSTEMS PHYSIOLOGY Credits 3.00 Spring 01
This course will teach the fundamentals of physiology at the organism, tissue,
and cellular levels. Emphasis will be on engineering aspects of physiology.
Prereq- Introductory Biology and Differential Equations
001 ML 254 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM West, Jennifer Enr: 21 Max: NA
BIOE 342 LAB MODULE IN TISSUE CULTURE Credits 1.00 Spring 01
Introduction to tissue culture techniques including cell passage, cell
attachment and proliferation assays, and a transfection assay. Taught in first
and secon halves of spring semester.
Prereq-BIOS 211 or CHEM 214 or permission of instructor. Limited enrollment to
12 per section.
001 TBA - MW 01:00PM - 06:00PM
TBA - F Saterbak, Ann Enr: 9 Max: 12
002 TBA - MW 01:00PM - 06:00PM
TBA - F Saterbak, Ann Enr: 11 Max: 12
003 TBA - TTH 01:00PM - 06:00PM
TBA - Saterbak, Ann Enr: 6 Max: 12
BIOE 372 INTRODUCTION TO BIOMECHANICS AND BIOMATE Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Introduction to the fundamentals of biomechanicals including force analysis,
mechanics of deformable bodies, stress and strain, muliazial deformations,
stress analysis, and viscoelasticity. Biomechanics of soft and hard tissues.
Physical and chemical properties of biomaterials. Materials covered include
both natural and synthetic ones inteded to function in the biological
environment.
Pre-req- BIOE 252 or permission of instructor.
001 KH 101 - TTH 08:00AM - 09:15AM Athanasiou, Kyriacos Enr: 21 Max: NA
Liebschner, Michael
BIOE 384 BIOPHOTONICS INSTRUMENTATION AND APPLICA Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Introduction to fundamentals of biophotonics instrumentation related to
coherent light generation, transmission by optical components such as lenses
and fibers, and modulation and detection. Interference and polarization
concepts and light theories including x-ray and wave optics will be covered.
Biomedical applications in optical sensing and diagnosis will be discussed.
Pre-req- Math 211 and 212, Phys 126 or equivalent, and Bios 201.
001 KH 107 - TTH 02:25PM - 03:40PM Anvari, Bahman Enr: 3 Max: NA
BIOE 400 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH Credits Spring 01
No description
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 6 Max: NA
BIOE 460 INTRO TO BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Study of enzyme kinetics, immobilized enzymes, cell cultivation, the
stoichiometry of microbial growth and product formation, bioreactor design,
agitation and aeration and downstream processing. Also offered as Ceng 460.
001 KH 107 - TBA San, Ka-yiu Enr: 13 Max: NA
BIOE 482 PHYSIOLOGICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Nervous system control of biological systems can be represented utilizing
techniques common to the field of linear, nonlinear or adaptive control theory.
This course begins with a review of the basic aspects of control theory,
followed by detailed discussion of the structure of several biological systems
including the visual, cardiovascular and pulmonary systems. Specific examples
of neural control are developed for each system utilizing modeling and
simulation techniques. Parameter sensitivity analysis and parameter estimation
techniques are likewise brought to bear on some of these models to achive good
least-squares fits to experimental data. Prereq- permission of instructor.
Also offered as Elec 482.
001 TBA - TBA Clark, John W. Enr: 0 Max: NA
BIOE 492 FUNDAMENTALS OF MEDICAL IMAGING II Credits 3.00 Spring 01
The objective of this course is to introduce the fundamentals of imaging brain
function, as opposed to brain structure, using invasive and noninvasive imaging
modalities. In addition, basic techniques for fusing multimodel images in a
single three-demensional representation are presented, along with some specific
clinical applications.
001 KH 105 - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM Zouridakis, George Enr: 1 Max: NA
BIOE 500 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits Spring 01
No description
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 31 Max: NA
BIOE 572 FUNDAMENTALS OF SYSTEMS PHYSIOLOGY Credits 3.00 Spring 01
This course will teach the fundamentals of physiology at the organism, tissue,
and cellular levels. Emphasis will be on engineering aspects of physiology.
Prereq- Introductory Biology and Differential Equations
001 ML 254 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM West, Jennifer Enr: 16 Max: NA
BIOE 620 TISSUE ENGINEERING Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Study of cell-cell interactions and the role of the extracellular matrix in the
structure and function of normal and pathological tissues. Includes strategies
to regenerate metabolic organs and repair structural tissues, as well as
cell-based therapies to deliver proteins and other therapeutic drugs, with
emphasis on issues related to cell and tissued transplantation such as
substrate properties, angiogenesis, growth stimulation, cell differentiation,
and immunoprotection. Also offered as Ceng 620.
001 BL 123 - MW 11:00AM - 12:15PM Staff Enr: 15 Max: NA
BIOE 642 FUNDAMENTAL OF MEDICAL IMAGING II Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Graduate version of BIOE 492.
001 KH 105 - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM Zouridakis, George Enr: 6 Max: NA
BIOE 690 SPECIAL TOPICS COURSE: INTRODUCTION TO B Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Introduction to the fundamentals of Biomechanics including force analysis,
mechanics of deformable bodies, stress and strain, multiaxial deformation,
stress analysis, and viscoelasticity. Biomechanics of soft and hard tissues.
Physical and chemical properties of biomaterials. Materials covered include
both natural and synthetic one intended to function in the biological.
001 TBA - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Athanasiou, Kyriacos Enr: 10 Max: NA
Liebschner, Michael
BIOE 699 GRADUATE SEMINAR Credits 1.00 Spring 01
No description
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 44 Max: NA
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