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342012-2014 General Catalog Course Supplement and Policies and Requirements Addendumtheir roles in normal and pathological biological processes.Offered in alternate years. GE credit:SciEng | OL, QL, SE.—III. Benham(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)152. Molecular Control of Biosystems (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:Biological Sciences 2A, Physics 9B and Mathematics22B. Fundamentals of molecular biomedicine coveringstate-of-the-art methods for quantitative understandingof gene regulation and signal transductionnetworks at different levels of organization in healthand disease. Topics include classic genetic systems,synthetic circuits, networks disrupted in disease andcancer. GE credit: SciEng | OL, SE.—III. (III.) Saiz(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)161L. Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory(3)Laboratory—4.5 hours; lecture/discussion—1.5hours. Prerequisite: course 161A or Biological Sciences101. Introduction to the basic techniques inbiomolecular engineering. Lectures, laboratory, anddiscussion sessions will cover basic techniques inDNA cloning, bacterial cell culture, gene regulation,protein expression, and data analysis. Offered alternateyears. GE credit: SciEng |QL, SE, SL.—I. Yokobayashi(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)162. Introduction to the Biophysics ofMolecules and Cells (4)Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: C- or better in Mathematics22B and Physics 9C. Introduction to fundamentalphysical mechanisms governing structure andfunction of bio-macromolecules. Emphasis on aquantitative understanding of the nano- to microscalebiomechanics of interactions between and withinindividual molecules, as well as of their assemblies,in particular membranes. GE credit: SciEng | QL,SE, SL.—II. (II.) Heinrich(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)163. Bioelectricity, Biomechanics, andSignaling Systems (4)Lecture—2 hours; lecture/discussion—1 hour; project—1hour. Prerequisite: C- or better in Mathematics22B; course 116 or Neurobiology, Physiology,and Behavior 101. Fundamentals of bioelectricity incells, the calcium signaling system, and mechanicalforce generation in muscle. Combination of lectureand projects to promote learning of important conceptsin hands-on projects using neurons and muscleas microcosms. GE credit: SciEng | QL, SE.—III. (III.)Chen-Izu(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)167. Biomedical Fluid Mechanics (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:course 106 (may be taken concurrently) or Engineering103. Basic biofluid mechanics, Navier Stokesequations of motion, circulation, respiration and specializedapplications including miscellaneous topicssuch as boundary layer flow. Not open for credit tostudents who have completed Mechanical Engineering167C. Not offered every year. GE credit:SciEng | QL, SE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)189A-C. Topics in Biomedical Engineering(1-5)Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Topics in BiomedicalEngineering. (A) Cellular and Molecular Engineering(B) Biomedical Imaging (C) BiomedicalEngineering. May be repeated if topic differs. Notoffered every year. GE credit: SciEng | SE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)190A. Upper Division Seminar inBiomedical Engineering (1)Seminar—1 hour. Prerequisite: upper division standing.In depth examination of research topics in asmall group setting. Question and answer sessionwith faculty members. May be repeated for credit.(P/NP grading only.) GE credit: SE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)192. Internship in Biomedical Engineering(1-12)Internship—3-36 hours. Prerequisite: consent ofinstructor. Restricted to upper division majors. Supervisedwork experience in the Biomedical Engineeringfield. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP gradingonly.) GE credit: SE.—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)198. Directed Group Study (1-5)Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeatedup to three times for credit. (P/NP grading only.) GEcredit: SE.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)199. Special Study for AdvancedUndergraduates (1-5)Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Special study foradvanced undergraduates. (P/NP grading only.) GEcredit: SE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)Engineering: ChemicalEngineering andMaterials ScienceNew and changed courses inEngineering: Chemical Engineeringand Materials Science (ECH)Lower Division51. Material Balances (4)Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 21Dwith C- or better, and Mathematics 22A or concurrent.Application of the principle of conservation ofmass to single and multicomponent systems in chemicalprocess calculations. Studies of batch, semibatch,and continuous processes involving masstransfer, change of phase, stoichiometry and chemicalreaction. Not open for credit to students whohave completed course 151. GE credit:SciEng | SE.—II. (II.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)80. Chemical Engineering Profession (1)Lecture/discussion—1 hours. Professional opportunitiesand professional responsibilities of chemicalengineers. Opportunities and needs for post-baccalaureateeducation. Relationship of chemical engineeringto contemporary issues. GE credit: SciEng orSocSci | SE or SS.—III. (III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)98. Directed Group Study (1-5)Prerequisite: consent of instructor and lower divisionstanding. (P/NP grading only.) GE credit: SE.—I, II,III. (I, II, III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)99. Special Study for Undergraduates (1-5)Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP gradingonly.) GE credit: SE.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)Upper Division140. Mathematical Methods in Biochemicaland Chemical Engineering (4)Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics22B. Mathematical methods for solving problemsin chemical and biochemical engineering, withemphasis on transport phenomena. Fourier seriesand separation of variables. Sturm-Liouville eigenvalueproblems. Similarity transformations. Tensoranalysis. Finite difference methods for solving timedependentdiffusion problems. Not open for credit tostudents who have completed course 159. GEcredit: SciEng | QL, SE.—I. (I.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)141. Fluid Mechanics for Biochemical andChemical Engineers (4)Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: course140 and course 51 or concurrent. Principles andapplications of fluid mechanics in chemical and biochemicalengineering. Hydrostatics. The stress tensorand Newton's law of viscosity. Not open for credit tostudents who have completed course 150B. GEcredit: SciEng | QL, SE.—II. (II.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)142. Heat Transfer for Biochemical andChemical Engineers (4)Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 51with a C- or better, course 141. Conduction, convection,and radiation of thermal energy in applicationsto chemical and biochemical engineering. Derivationof thermal and mechanical energy equations.Thermal boundary layers. Macroscopic balances.Applications: heat transfer in tubes, channels, andintegrated circuits, and analysis of heat exchangers.Not open for credit to students who have completedcourse 153. GE credit: SciEng | QL, SE.—III. (III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)143. Mass Transfer for Biochemical andChemical Engineers (4)Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 51with a C- or better, course 141. Derivation of speciesconservation equations describing convective anddiffusive mass transfer. Fick’s law and the Stefan-Maxwell constitutive equations. Mass transfer coefficients.Multicomponent mass transfer across gas/liquidinterfaces. Applications include drying,heterogeneous chemical reactions, and membraneseparations. GE credit: SciEng | SE.—III. (III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)144. Rheology and Polymer Processing (3)Lecture/Discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: Course141. Deformation in steady shear, unsteady shear,and elongational flows. Linear and non-linear viscoelasticconstitutive models. The principle of materialindifference and admissibility of constitutive equations.Introduction to the unit operations of polymerprocessing. Not open for credit to students who havecompleted course 150C. GE credit: SciEng | SE.—III. (III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)148A. Chemical Kinetics and ReactionEngineering (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 143; course152B. Ideal chemical reactors. Rate laws and stoichiometry.Design and analysis of isothermal reactorswith multiple reactions. Not open for credit tostudents who have taken course 146. GE credit:SciEng | SE.—I. (I.)(new course—eff. fall 12)148B. Chemical Kinetics and ReactionEngineering (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:course 148A. Design and analysis of non-isothermalreactors. Reactions in packed beds with pressuredrop. Adsorption and heterogeneous catalysis.Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2013-2014 offering in parenthesesPre-Fall 2011 General Education (GE): ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Domestic Diversity; Wrt=Writing ExperienceFall 2011 and on General Education (GE): AH=Arts and Humanities; SE=Science and Engineering; SS=Social Sciences;ACGH=American Cultures; DD=Domestic Diversity; OL=Oral Skills; QL=Quantitative; SL=Scientific; VL=Visual; WC=World Cultures; WE=Writing Experience