Computation for Biological Engineers OpenCourseWare: MIT's Free Bachelor Level Class on Biological System Design
Learn how various computational methods, including analysis, graphing and numerical techniques, can be used to represent the behavior of biological systems through the online course 'Computation for Biological Engineers.' This free OpenCourseWare offered through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is geared toward undergraduate Biological Engineering students with a background in biological engineering programming.
Computation for Biological Engineers: Course Specifics
| Degree Level | Free | Audio | Video | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Lectures/Notes | Study Materials | Tests/Quizzes |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
Computation for Biological Engineers: Course Description
This free OpenCourseWare from MIT is part of the undergraduate program in Biological Engineering and includes three modules, such as discrete reaction event network modeling, molecular modeling and protein design and phylogenetic inference. Students will learn to mathematically encode detailed physical problems, solve the dynamics of chemical systems using numerical methods and use statistics to recognize patterns. Students discover when to use computational or exact methods for computing the dynamics of biological systems. Special software is required for this course, which is led by MIT Professors Eric Alm and Andrew Endy. For an optimal learning experience, students should have some previous experience with the Python programming language. A cheat sheet and links to Python tutorials are available on this course page.
Lecture notes, assignments, an exam and solution and additional study materials are available for free online. If you're interested in taking this course, visit the computation for biological engineers course page.
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