Spring 2027

Biomedical Engineering Design and Fundamentals

Covers biomedical engineering fundamentals, design processes, and hands-on skills like electronics, CAD, and prototype fabrication.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Amit Nimunkar4.0/5John Puccinelli3.8/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Amit Nimunkar

The class was unorganized, and grading rubrics for the design project were sometimes posted just hours before deadlines, requiring persistent follow-up.

What you’ll be able to do

  • an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics

  • an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors

  • an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences

  • an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts

  • an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives

  • an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions

  • an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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B M E 200

BME 201 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

Amit Nimunkar

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About this rating

Raw average: 4.25/5 from 28 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 4.0/5 raw quality · 3.3/5 difficulty · 4 reviews

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Past student reviews · Amit Nimunkar

Amit Nimunkar was described as kind, accessible, and enthusiastic, with students praising his clear explanations of concepts and support for project teams, including specific guidance on circuitry.

However, other students found the class unorganized, noting that grading rubrics were sometimes posted hours before deadlines and that course guidelines were ambiguous, requiring persistence to clarify project requirements.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.91 GPA, 97.9% A/AB (n=143 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.85 GPA, 95.2% A/AB (n=125 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.88 GPA, 95.4% A/AB (n=151 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

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About this rating

Raw average: 5.00/5 from 2 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Past student reviews · John Puccinelli

John Puccinelli clearly explained fundamental biomaterials concepts and introduced lab equipment for a bone graft project. One student found him tough at times but noted his high standards stemmed from a desire for student success.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.91 GPA, 97.9% A/AB (n=143 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.85 GPA, 95.2% A/AB (n=125 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.88 GPA, 95.4% A/AB (n=151 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

AMIT NIMUNKAR is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOHN PUCCINELLI is recorded teaching in Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 1440
LAB 303Classroom Instruction0 / 300
LAB 301Classroom Instruction0 / 300
LAB 302Classroom Instruction0 / 300
LAB 304Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Amit Nimunkar, John Puccinelli

Students found the course engaging, with instructors described as enthusiastic and clear in explaining fundamental biomaterials concepts and lab equipment.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.91 GPA, 97.9% A/AB (n=143 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.85 GPA, 95.2% A/AB (n=125 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.88 GPA, 95.4% A/AB (n=151 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Amit Nimunkar

The class was unorganized, and grading rubrics for the design project were sometimes posted just hours before deadlines, requiring persistent follow-up.

Past student reviews · Amit Nimunkar

Professor Nimunkar was accessible and helped students understand circuitry aspects and stay on track during the electronics portion of the project.

Topics

  • Biomedical engineering design principles, standards, and documentation
  • Electronics, programming, CAD, machining, microscopy, and tissue engineering

Skills

  • Biomedical engineering design processes, standards, documentation, and research methods
  • Electronics, programming, CAD, machining, microscopy, and prototype fabrication
  • Experimentation, data analysis, and engineering judgment

Grades

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Spring 2027 · Projected

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About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.08 GPA average error.

Grades over time

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Catalog observation history

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Selected offering source records
BME 201 · Spring 2027

Biomedical Engineering Design and Fundamentals

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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