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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2012
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BIOE 332 001 (CRN: 20955)
BIOENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS
Long Title: BIOENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS
Department: Bioengineering
Instructor: Tabor, Jeffrey
Meeting: 10:00AM - 10:50AM MWF (9-JAN-2012 - 20-APR-2012)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Prerequisites: BIOE 252 AND MATH 212 or permission of instructor
Section Max Enrollment: 99
Section Enrolled: 47
Enrollment data as of: 17-MAY-2024 12:10AM
Final Exam: Take-Home Exam
Description: This course will be a mathematically rigorous and quantitative coverage of the fundamentals of thermodynamics with applications drawn from contemporary bioengineering problems. Fundamental topics will include the First and Second Law, Entropy Inequality, Biggs and Helmholtz Free Energy, Maxwell Relations, Chemical Potential, Equilibrium, Phase Transitions, Solution Thermodynamics, Electrochemistry and Statistical Mechanics. Advanced topics will include self-assembly, the hydrophobic effect, interfacial phenomena, polymer and membrane phase transitions, membrane transport, electromechanically coupling and on-equilibrium thermodynamics. The course will cover the role that thermodynamics plays in molecular engineering and the design of biologically-inspired materials.