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ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES OF MOLECULES, CELLS, AND TISSUES

BME 330
Course Description

Introduction to the fundamental principles of kinetics and transport that are relevant for the analysis of biological systems. Topics covered include concepts of reaction rate, stoichiometry, equilibrium, momentum/mass transport, and the interaction between transport and kinetics in biological systems.

Prerequisties

(EMA 201 , PHYSICS 201 , PHYSICS 207 , or PHYSICS 247 ), (MATH 319 , MATH 320 , or MATH 375 ) and (CHEM 104 , CHEM 109 , or CHEM 116 ), or member of Engineering Guest Students

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4

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Fall

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