Biological Engineering Programming

Lecture Notes

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