Computing with Biological Parts

Spring 2019

Class Schedule & Assignments

Lecture
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Day/Date Lecture Topic Homework Homework
Due Dates
Quiz
1 Thu Jan 17 Intro
2 Tue Jan 22 Bio backgrounder
3 Thu Jan 24 ditto
4 Tue Jan 29 ditto/Morphogenesis
5 Thu Jan 31 ditto
6 Tue Feb 5 morphogenesis debate, quiz Quiz #1 (Background material)
7 Thu Feb 7 Bioelectricity 1 (SS)
8 Tue Feb 12 ditto
9 Thu Feb 14 ditto + Lab1 start Lab 1 (simple bioelectricity)
10 Tue Feb 19 neural nets
* Thu Feb 21 (Mon on Th)
11 Tue Feb 26 Lab1 finish
12 Thu Feb 28 Ashton + bioelectricity 2 (QSS, neurons)
13 Tue Mar 5 bioelectricity 2 (QSS, neurons) Lab 2 (fast bioelectricity) Lab 1 due
14 Thu Mar 7 feedback + lab1 review, planning
15 Tue Mar 12 lab2 + bioelectricity 2 finish
16 Thu Mar 14 electroceuticals + Sam/MS
* Tue Mar 19 (spring break)
* Thu Mar 21 (spring break)
17 Tue Mar 26 Imran Eba Lab 2 due Wed
18 Thu Mar 28 Bioelectricity 3 (neural nets) Lab 3 (weighted sum)
19 Tue Apr 2 finish neural nets; start Bioelectricity 4 (building worms)
20 Thu Apr 4 weighted-sum-lab discussion; more building worms
21 Tue Apr 9 worms and projects Lab 5 (bioelectrical worm) Lab 3 due
22 Thu Apr 11 GRN gates / projects
23 Tue Apr 16 Worm lab / projects
24 Thu Apr 18 GRN networks / projects worm lab due
25 Tue Apr 23 worms / GRN oscillators / projects
26 Thu Apr 25 GRN oscillators / projects
27 Wed May 8 project presentations (J+ block, 7:00-9:00pm)