The calendar below provides information on course’s lecture (L) and recitation (R) sessions.
HH stands for Hodgkin-Huxley, as in the Hodgkin-Huxley Model.
| ses # | Topics | key dates |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Introduction to Cellular Transport | Homework 1 out |
| R1 | Review of Differential Equations | |
| L2 | Macroscopic and Microscopic Laws of Diffusion | |
| L3 | Continuity and Diffusion Equations | |
| R2 | Diffusion | |
| L4 | Diffusion in Cells: Models | |
| R3 | Diffusion (cont.) |
Homework 2 out
Homework 1 due |
| L5 | Diffusion in Cells: Experiments | |
| L6 | Osmosis: van Hoff’s Law | |
| R4 | Diffusion and Osmosis | |
| L7 | Osmosis in Cells: Equilibrium | |
| R5 | Osmosis |
Homework 3 out
Homework 2 due |
| L8 | Chemical Transport | Project proposal due |
| L9 | Four-State Symmetric Carrier Model | |
| R6 | Osmosis and Carrier Mediated Transport | |
| L10 | Carrier Models | |
| R7 | 4-State Model | Homework 3 due |
| L11 | Glucose Regulation | |
| L12 | Ion Transport: Nernst-Planck Equation | |
| R8 | Carrier Models | |
| L13 | Writing a Laboratory Report | |
| Exam 1 | ||
| L14 | Ion Transport: Models | Homework 4 out |
| R9 | Ions | |
| L15 | Ion Transport Models (cont.) | |
| R10 | Ions (cont.) |
Homework 5 out
Homework 4 due |
| L16 | Active Transport | First draft due |
| L17 | Electrical Properties of Cells | |
| Writing Clinic | ||
| L18 | Core Conductor Model of Large Cells | |
| R11 | Core Conductor |
Homework 6 out
Homework 5 due |
| L19 | Core Conductor | |
| L20 | HH: Space Clamp | Project report due |
| R12 | Core Conductor (cont.) | |
| L21 | HH: Voltage Clamp | |
| R13 | Core Conductor (cont.) | Homework 6 due |
| L22 | HH: Current Clamp | |
| L23 | Demo: HH Project | |
| R14 | HH Elec Classroom | Project proposal due |
| L24 | HH Project | |
| Exam 2 | ||
| L25 | HH: Threshold | |
| L26 | Cable Model | Homework 7 out |
| R15 | HH Elec Classroom (cont.) | |
| L27 | Cable Model (cont.) | |
| L28 | Writing an Oral Presentation | |
| L29 | Myelinated Fibers | |
| R16 | Cable Model | |
| L30 | Saltatory Conduction | |
| R17 | Saltatory Conduction |
Homework 8 out
Homework 7 due |
| L31 | Patch Clamp | First draft due |
| L32 | Ion Channels: 2-State Models | |
| HH Dry Runs | ||
| L33 | Ion Channels: 4 Gate Model | |
| L34 | Ion Channels: Gating Currents | |
| R18 | Ion Channels | HH oral reports 1 day after recitation 18 |
| R19 | Ion Channels (cont.) |
Homework 9 out
Homework 8 due HH oral reports 1 day after recitation 19 |
| L35 | Ion Channels Multi-State Models | |
| R20 | Ion Channels (cont.) | |
| L36 | Breakfast with the Staff | |
| R21 | Ion Channels (cont.) | Homework 9 due (optional assignment) |
| Final Exam Period |
