DESIGNATION: Required
DESCRIPTION: Principles of thermodynamics and conservation of mass applied to living systems, biomedical devices, and bioprocesses.
PREREQUISITE: PHYS 2130; MATH 2850 or 2950
TEXTBOOK: Physical Chemistry: Principles and Applications in Biological Sciences;
I. Tinoco, K. Sauer, J. Wang, J. Puglisi; Prentice Hall
OBJECTIVES: To apply thermodynamic calculations to biological systems
To solve biological problems related to thermodynamics
TOPICS COVERED: First and Second Law of Thermodynamics
Mass and energy balances for both steady state and transient state systems
Carnot cycles
Phase and chemical reaction equilibrium
Applications to biological systems
SCHEDULE: 3 - 50 minute lectures per week
CONTRIBUTION: Engineering Topics
OUTCOMES: This course will develop the following skills that are required of bioengineering graduates:
(a) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
(b) An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
(c) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
(e) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
(8a) An understanding of biology and physiology
(8b) The capability to apply advanced mathematics (including differential equations and statistics), science, and engineering to solve the problems at the interface of engineering and biology
(8c) The ability to make measurements on and interpret data from living systems, addressing the problems associated with the interaction between living and non-living materials and systems
PREPARED BY: Scott Molitor (smolitor@eng.utoledo.edu) and Tamara Phares (tphares@eng.utoledo.edu)