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List of Currently
Offered Interdisciplinary Courses
Introduction to Materials Science (APSC 201): An
introduction to the chemical and physical aspects of materials. Topics
include structural, mechanical, electrical and thermal properties of
materials. Applications are stressed.
Medical Imaging (APSC 312): Introduction to the
modern clinical non-invasive diagnostic imaging techniques. The course will
cover the physical, mathematical and computational principles of x-ray,
ultrasound, radionuclide and magnetic resonance imaging techniques.
Introduction to Laser Biomedicine (APSC 327): The course will
build a foundation for understanding the use of lasers in biology and
medicine. There will be particularly emphasis on laser beam interactions
with human tissue for diagnosis, therapy, and surgery, with additional
attention to optical coherence tomography, two-photon microscopy,
fluorescent imaging, optical tweezers, and refractive surgery. This course
requires junior standing in one of the following majors: Biology,
Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Kinesiology, Mathematics,
Neuroscience, Physics, Psychology, or consent of instructor.
Applied Cellular Neuroscience (APSC 431): We examine cellular
neurophysiology including membrane potentials, ion channels and membrane
permeability, electrical signaling and cable properties, synaptic
transmission, neuromodulation, and second
messenger systems. We apply these concepts to motor control, homeostatic
regulation, special senses.
Applied Systems Neuroscience (APSC 432): We explore how behaviors arise due to multiple
levels of organization in the nervous system. Topics include: reflexes
central pattern generator networks, neural control of breathing, the neural
control of appetite, body weight, and obesity, and the neuropharmacology
of nicotine addiction.
Cellular Biophysics and Modeling (APSC 451): . An introduction to
simulation and modeling of dynamic phenomena in cell biology and
neuroscience. Topics covered will include the biophysics of excitable
membranes, the gating of voltage- and ligand-gated
ion channels, intracellular calcium signaling, and electrical bursting in
neurons.
Networks in the Brain and Biology (APSC 452): A survey of networks in the brain and
related physiological systems. Topics include mechanisms of cell-cell
communication and emergent properties in graph theory and applications in
simple neuronal networks in mammals and invertebrates, the heart and the
pancreas.
Introductory Bioinformatics (APSC 454): .
An introduction to the basic algorithms of computational molecular biology
including nucleotide and amino acid sequence comparison, DNA fragment
assembly, phylogenetic tree construction, and RNA
and protein secondary structure prediction.
Introduction to Biostatistics (BIOL 425): An introduction to statistics and
research design, including statistical inference, hypothesis testing,
descriptive statistics and commonly used statistical tests. Emphasis is
placed on the application of quantitative techniques in the biological
sciences and solution methods via use of the computer.
Principles of Biophysical Chemistry (CHEM 341): Principles in physical chemistry
developed for and applied to examples from the biological sciences. Topics
include thermodynamics, kinetics and spectroscopy. Course may be used for a
chemistry or biochemistry minor but not for a concentration in chemistry.
Computational Chemistry (CHEM 408): Principles and applications of
computational methods currently used for the determination of molecular
structure and energetics. Topics include: ab initio molecular orbital theory,
density functional theory, semi-empirical calculations, and molecular force
field methods.
Biochemistry (CHEM 414): The molecular basis of living processes;
the chemistry of important constituents of living matter, biosynthesis,
metabolism, bioenergetics, enzyme kinetics, metabolic control, transport
mechanisms. Section 01 primarily for life science majors; 02 for physical
science majors. (Cross listed with BIO 414)
Advanced Biochemistry (CHEM 415): . A
continuation of the study of biological processes on a molecular level
begun in Chemistry 414. Biosynthesis, metabolism, bioenergetics, enzyme
kinetics, metabolic control, transport mechanisms.
Neurochemistry (CHEM 417):
A study of the biochemistry and pharmacology of the nervous system.
Topics include excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters, structure and
function of receptors, reuptake transporters, and second messengers. The
biochemical basis of neuroactive drugs, toxins,
and diseases will be covered. Recommended for chemistry, biology, and
neuroscience majors, and premedical students.
Artificial Intelligence (CSCI 431): Problem solving techniques including
state space searching, hill climbing and/or graphs and game playing.
Knowledge representation schemes such as frames, rules and predicate
calculus. Perception, natural language understanding and learning.
Paleontology (GEOL 302): The taxonomy of fossil organisms and
the role of fossils in the study of organic evolution and the time
relations of rock sequences. The laboratory stresses invertebrate
morphology and quantitative measurement of local marine fossils.
Calculus I for Life Sciences (MATH 131): Standard functions and their graphs:
Linear, polynomial, trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic.
Tangents, derivatives, the definite integral and the fundamental theorem.
Formulas for differentiation. Applications to biology.
Calculus II for Life Sciences (MATH 132): Methods of
integration. Applications of the integral to geometry, physics and
economics. Slope fields and the qualitative behavior of solutions to
differential equations. Approximations: Taylor series. Applications to biology.
Introduction to Mathematical Biology (MATH 345): An overview of the application of mathematics to
biological problems.
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