Spring 2027

Engineering Principles of Molecules, Cells, and Tissues

Engineering Principles of Molecules, Cells, and Tissues introduces kinetics and transport principles for analyzing biological systems, covering reaction rates, stoichiometry, equilibrium, and momentum/mass transport.

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Past student reviews · Darilis Suarez-Gonzalez

One student reported the course was very easy to pass, while another noted that exam work had to be done in a specific way dictated by the instructor.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Assess the relationship between system variables based on dimensional homogeneity and dimensional analysis

  • Convert a reaction system into a series of kinetic equations

  • Recognize the parallels between different transport mechanisms

  • Analyze kinetic and transport equations to determine dynamic and steady state behavior

  • Evaluate how the physical principles of kinetics and transport constrain living organisms and impact the design and interpretation of biological experiments

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Prerequisites

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

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

DARILIS SUAREZ-GONZALEZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Darilis Suarez-Gonzalez

Students offered conflicting views on Professor Suarez-Gonzalez’s teaching; one found her explanations clear and stepwise, while another described her as disorganized and lacking content mastery.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.63 GPA, 82.5% A/AB (n=63 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.72 GPA, 85.4% A/AB (n=41 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.73 GPA, 92.7% A/AB (n=55 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Darilis Suarez-Gonzalez

One student reported the course was very easy to pass, while another noted that exam work had to be done in a specific way dictated by the instructor.

Past student reviews · Darilis Suarez-Gonzalez

A student found the required nature of the class frustrating because they could not avoid the instructor, though TAs in sections made efforts to teach the material.

Topics

  • Reaction rate, stoichiometry, and equilibrium concepts.
  • Momentum and mass transport.
  • Interaction between transport and kinetics in biological systems.

Skills

  • Apply dimensional homogeneity and dimensional analysis to assess relationships between system variables.
  • Convert reaction systems into series of kinetic equations.
  • Recognize parallels between different transport mechanisms.
  • Analyze kinetic and transport equations to determine dynamic and steady state behavior.
  • Evaluate how physical principles of kinetics and transport constrain living organisms and impact experimental design and interpretation.

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About this comparison

1316 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.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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