Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Th, 4:10-5
Professor: Hafez – 1 unit
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Discussion: 1 hour. Current topics in engineering including developments in mechanical and aeronautical engineering with presentations by students, faculty, and visitors. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
T-Th 10:00 – 11:20 AM
Professor: Aldredge – 4 units
Prerequisite: Engineering 103(Fluid Mechanics), 105 (Thermodynamics) and Mechanical Engineering 165 (Heat Transfer)
Lecture: 4 hours. Development of differential equations governing continuity, momentum and energy transfer. Solutions in laminar flow for exact cases, low and high Reynolds numbers and lubrication theory. Dynamics of inviscid flow.
MW, 10-11:50
Professor Yamada – 4 units
Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 2A; Chemistry 8B.
Lecture: Lecture: 4 hours. Fundamental cell biology for bioengineers. Emphasis on physical concepts underlying cellular processes including protein trafficking, cell motility, cell division and cell adhesion. Current topics including cell biology of cancer and stem cells will be discussed.
Civil & Environmental Engineering
MW, 2:10-4
Professor Young -4 Units
Prerequisite: ECI 148A (Water Quality Management) or the equivalent
Lecture: 4 hours. Characteristics of water and airborne wastes; treatment processes and process kinetics; treatment system design.
T-Th, 10:30-11:50
Professor Amenta – 4 units
Prerequisite: Course 222A (Design and Analysis of Algorithms)
Lecture: Lecture: 3 hours. Models of parallel computer systems including PRAMs, loosely coupled systems and interconnection networks. Parallel algorithms for classical problems and general techniques for their design and analysis. Proving lower bounds on parallel computation in several settings.
MW, 2:10-4
Professor Yamada – 4 units
Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 104 or Molecular and Cellular Biology 121
Lecture: Lecture: 4 hours. Preparation for research and critical review in the field of cell and molecular biology for biomedical or applied science engineers. Emphasis on biophysical and engineering concepts intrinsic to specific topics including protein traffic, the cytoskeleton, cell motility, cell division, and cell adhesion. Modern topics in mechano-biology of cancer cells and stem cells.