Lecture Notes

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SES # TOPICS REFERENCES
1 Biological Engineering and Programming DNA (PDF)
2 Abstraction: From DNA to Parts
3 Abstraction: From Parts to Devices
4 Device Modeling and Simplification
5 Guest Lecture: Tom Knight
6 Guest Lecture: Gerry Sussman
7 Device Analysis
8 Device Composition
9 Decomposition of Complex Problems
10 Devices, Revisited
11 Genetic Devices and Device Modeling (PDF) Comic (PDF - 1.5 MB)#

First Order Decay (PDF)

Second Order Binding (PDF)
12 Discussion and Review
Exam 1
13 Sequence Optimization
14 DNA Detection and Identification
15 Space and Time Systems
16 Programming Space and Time Systems
17 Programming Space and Time Systems (cont.)
18 Growing Point Language
19 "Crop Circle" Language
20 Semester Review
Exam 2
21 Course Evaluation and Wrap-Up