View source for BE/EE/MedE 189a, Fall 2024

{{Course
|Course number=BE/EE/MedE 189a
|Course title=Design and Construction of Biodevices
|Year=2024
|Term=Fall
|Lecture schedule=Tu/Th, 10:30-11:55
|Instructors=Richard Murray
|Instructor office hours=Wed, 3-3:45 pm, Annenberg lounge
|TAs=Anne Kil, Steven Lin
|TA office hours=
** Tue, 6:30-8 pm, B127 KRK
** Thu 6:30-8 pm, B127 KRK
}}
=== Course Syllabus ===

Students will learn to use an Arduino microcontroller to interface sensing and actuation hardware with the computer. Students will learn and practice engineering design principles through a set of projects. In part a, students will design and implement biosensing systems; examples include a pulse monitor, a pulse oximeter, and a real-time polymerase-chain-reaction incubator. Enrollment is limited based on laboratory capacity.

=== Lecture Schedule ===

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! Date
! Topic
! Reading
! Homework
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| '''Week 1'''<br>
1 Oct (Tu) <br> 3 Oct (Th)
| '''Getting Started'''
* Course overview and logistics [RM]
* Lab safety and etiquette ([[http:www.cds.caltech.edu/~murray/courses/be-ee-mede-189a/fa2024/Lab_Safety_Etiquette-01Oct2024.pdf|slides]]) [AK]
* Introduction to Arduino [SL]
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* [[http:be189.github.io/lessons/00/configuring_your_computer.html|Lectures 1-10]]
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* [[http:be189.github.io/follow_along_exercises.html|Follow-along exercises 1-7]]
* [[http:be189.github.io/do_it_yourself_exercises.html|Do-it-yourself exercises 1-4]]
* Due: 10 Oct 2024 (Th), 11:59 pm PDT
|- valign=top
| '''Week 2'''
8 Oct (Tu) <br> 10&nbsp;Oct?&nbsp;(Th)
| '''Arduino basics'''
|- valign=top
| '''Week 3'''<br>
15 Oct (Tu) <br> 17 Oct (Th)
| '''Python interfacing'''
* CAD for 3D printing (optional) [AK]
|
* [[http:be189.github.io/lessons/11/control_with_buttons.html|Lectures 11-18]]
|
* [[http:be189.github.io/follow_along_exercises.html|Follow-along exercises 9-13]]
* [[http:be189.github.io/do_it_yourself_exercises.html|Do-it-yourself exercises 5-7]]
* Due: 19 Oct 2024 (Sa), 11:59 pm PDT
|- valign=top
| '''Week 4'''<br>
22 Oct (Tu) <br> 24 Oct (Th)
| '''Analog electronics'''
* EE basics (optional) [RM]
|
* [[Http:be189.github.io/lessons/19/voltage dividers.html|Lectures 19-28]]
|
* [[http:be189.github.io/follow_along_exercises.html|Follow-along exercises 14-17]]
* [[http:be189.github.io/do_it_yourself_exercises.html|Do-it-yourself exercises 8-13]]
* Due: 28 Oct 2024 (Mo), 11:59 pm PDT
** Special office hours: 28 Oct, 6:30-8 pm
|- valign=top
| '''Week 5'''<br>
29 Oct (Tu) <br> 31 Oct (Th)
| '''Spectrophotometer project'''
* Project introduction ([[http:www.cds.caltech.edu/~murray/courses/be-ee-mede-189a/fa2024/spectrophotometer-29Oct2024.pdf|slides]]) [RM]
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* [[http:be189.github.io/spectrophotometer.html|Spectrophotometer project instructions]]
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* Spectrophotometer demo: due 7 Nov 2024 (Th), 11:55 am PDT (in class)
* Spectrophotometer writeup: due 11 Nov 2024 (Mo), 11:59 pm PDT
** Special office hours: 11 Nov, 6:30-8 pm
** Notes on determining Michaelis-Menten parameters: [[http:www.cds.caltech.edu/~murray/courses/be-ee-mede-189a/fa2024/MMKinetics_Analysis-19Nov2024.pdf|slides]]
* No office hours on 29 Oct 2024 (Tu)
|- valign=top
| '''Week 6'''<br>
5 Nov (Tu) <br> 7 Nov (Th)
| 
|- valign=top
| '''Week 7'''<br>
12 Nov (Tu) <br> 14 Nov (Th)
| '''Pulse oximetery project'''
* Project introduction ([[http:www.cds.caltech.edu/~murray/courses/be-ee-mede-189a/fa2024/pulseox_intro-12Nov2024.pdf|slides]]) [SL]
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* [[http:be189.github.io/pulseox.html|Pulse oximetry project instructions]]
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* Pulse oximetry demo: due 5 Dec 2024 (Th), 11:55 am PDT (in class)
* Pulse oximetry writeup: due 11 Dec 2024 (Wed), 11:59 pm PDT
* Lab cleanup: due 12 Dec 2024 (Thu), 11:55 am PDT
* No office hours on 12 Nov 2024 (Tu)
* No office hours on 12 Dec 2024 (Th)
|- valign=top
| '''Week 8'''<br>
19 Nov (Tu) <br> 21&nbsp;Nov*&nbsp;(Th)
| 
|- valign=top
| '''Week 9'''<br>
26 Nov (Tu)
| 
* No class on Thu (Thanksgiving)
|- valign=top
| '''Week 10'''<br>
3 Dec (Tu) <br> 5 Dec* (Th)
| 
|}

=== Grading ===

30% of your grade is determined from exercises and 65% of your grade is determined from your projects, with 30% of your grade coming from the spectrophotometer project and 35% from the pulse oximeter project. The remaining 5% of your grade is determined but your lab technique and citizenship. You need to keep your workspace and the communal space tidy and organized.

Each assignment has a defined due date and time. For assignments submitted after this time, you will receive a score of (your score)/1.1(ceil(number of days late)). After seven days, the assignment will not be accepted. The exception is the pulse oximetry write-up, which will not be accepted late because it is due at the end of the term. Extensions may be granted for good reason upon request from the course instructor. 

=== Collaboration Policy ===

* You may discuss all of the course material and objectives, including the exercises and projects, with other students in the course. If you get useful help from another student, please be sure to cite them appropriately in your write-up.
* You may use whatever internet resources you need. If you took substantial ideas from sources outside of the course materials, clearly cite them.
* You may not reference completed work from students in previous editions of this course.

=== Course Text and References ===

* [[http:be189.github.io/index.html|BE/EE/MedE 189a Course Notes]], Justin Bois, 2023.

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