APPL Courses

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Class Number	Class	Meeting Time	Instructor	Room	Unreserved Enrollment	Reserved Enrollment	Total Enrollment	Wait List
9941	APPL 101 - 001 Exploring Engineering	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Richard Goldberg, Daniela Martinez Leal, Sanjana Venkatraman	Sitterson Hall (inc-Rm FB007	45/49	Seats filled	46/50	0/999
Description: Engineers help to design and build solutions to the world's problems. This course will explore some of the fundamental skills and tools in engineering. You will write software to develop computational models and measure data from low fidelity prototypes of real world systems. You will interpret these results to improve system designs. You will also explore topics in biomimicry and sustainable engineering. Throughout the class, you will develop strong professional and communication skills. 3 units.
15165	APPL 101 - 002 Exploring Engineering	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Alexis Gillmore, Shreeya Bhonge, Madeleine Sparrow	Sitterson Hall (inc-Rm FB007	45/48	Seats filled	47/50	0/999
Description: Engineers help to design and build solutions to the world's problems. This course will explore some of the fundamental skills and tools in engineering. You will write software to develop computational models and measure data from low fidelity prototypes of real world systems. You will interpret these results to improve system designs. You will also explore topics in biomimicry and sustainable engineering. Throughout the class, you will develop strong professional and communication skills. 3 units.
9594	APPL 110 - 002 Design and Making for Engineers: Developing Your Personal Design Potential	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	RICHARD SUPERFINE, Urael Mussie, Sanjana Nukala, Joseph Kledis	Genome Sciences Bui-Rm G010	67/68	Seats filled	71/72	0/999
Description: Students work in flexible, interdisciplinary teams to assess opportunities, brainstorm, and prototype solutions. Students design their solutions to meet a set of specifications, while also considering the user's needs. Design thinking and physical prototyping skills are developed through fast-paced, iterative exercises in a variety of contexts and environments. 3 units.
15168	APPL 110 - 003 Design and Making for Engineers: Developing Your Personal Design Potential	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Alexis Gillmore, Taylor Morris, Shriya Agarwal, Avery Walters, Daisy Huang	Genome Sciences Bui-Rm G010	67/68	Seats filled	71/72	0/999
Description: Students work in flexible, interdisciplinary teams to assess opportunities, brainstorm, and prototype solutions. Students design their solutions to meet a set of specifications, while also considering the user's needs. Design thinking and physical prototyping skills are developed through fast-paced, iterative exercises in a variety of contexts and environments. 3 units.
4997	APPL 110 - 01F Design and Making for Engineers: Developing Your Personal Design Potential	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Glenn Walters, Sarah Ferguson, Adolfo Alvarez, Arjun Putcha	Phillips Hall-Rm 0208	Seats filled	Seats filled	37/37
Description: Students work in flexible, interdisciplinary teams to assess opportunities, brainstorm, and prototype solutions. Students design their solutions to meet a set of specifications, while also considering the user's needs. Design thinking and physical prototyping skills are developed through fast-paced, iterative exercises in a variety of contexts and environments. 3 units.
8790	APPL 240 - 001 Electronics from Sensors to Indicators: Circuits that Interact with the Physical World	MoWe 2:30PM - 4:25PM	Richard Goldberg	Morehead Chemistry -Rm 0213	12/20	Seats filled	12/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, PHYS 105, 115, 117, or 119. Engineers develop systems that interact with the physical world by taking measurements from sensors and activating indicators. To interface with these sensors and indicators, you need electrical circuits! In this class, you will learn the basics of circuit design and analysis to make measurements, such force, temperature, pH and heart rate, and acquire these signals to a computer. You will complete your measurement system by developing circuits to activate LEDs, motors, and other indicators. 4 units.
8791	APPL 260 - 001 Materials Science and Engineering: Living in a Material World	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	THEO Dingemans	Morehead Chemistry -Rm 0213	7/20	Seats filled	7/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, CHEM 102, and PHYS 116 or PHYS 118; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. This course will be an introduction to topics in materials science and with a strong focus on materials, processing and engineering and how design plays a pivotal role in materials selection. A central theme will be in-class demonstrations and hands-on experiments so you will experience first-hand why materials do what they do and how to select the appropriate material for the right application. It's a materials world after all! 4 units.
5429	APPL 430 - 001 Optoelectronics from Materials to Devices	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Nicolas Pégard	Morehead Chemistry -Rm 0213	15/20	Seats filled	15/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MATH 383. At the intersection between electrical engineering, optics, and computer science, this course explores how optoelectronic materials can be turned into optoelectronic devices to build high performance optical instruments. The course features many hands-on activities that include electronics, with the study of sensors operating under low light and high noise conditions, custom optical system design, imaging and holography systems, as well as computational imaging techniques using MATLAB (basic programming experience in any language is sufficient). 3 units.
15002	APPL 463 - 001 Bioelectronic Materials	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Wubin Bai	Morehead Chemistry -Rm 0213	8/20	Seats filled	8/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, BMME 209 or APPL 260 or CHEM 102 and PHYS 115 or PHYS 119 and permission of the instructor. Developing electronic systems that can seamlessly integrate with biological systems represents a pivotal foundation for building a smart healthcare platform, advanced clinical technology, and beyond. Through multiple hands-on projects, this course will explore and discuss: 1) electronic materials, mechanisms, and designs at the biotic-abiotic interface, 2) their impacts for a wide range of applications ranging from medicine, robotics, to human augmentation, and 3) the associated ethics that aim to harmonize the development pathways. 3 units.
14997	APPL 467 - 001 Materials Design for Biomedicine	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Ronit Freeman	Morehead Chemistry -Rm 0213	9/25	Seats filled	9/25	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, CHEM 102. The 21st century has already been marked with substantial discoveries in the interface of materials science, biology, and medicine that have a profound effect on our future. The course will focus on all classes of biological materials such as: biologically derived materials, natural and synthetic biomaterials, and bioinspired materials. In addition, the course will highlight the use of nanoscale materials and techniques to rapidly advance our understanding of human biology and the practice of medicine. 3 units.
16707	APPL 763 - 001 Bioelectronic materials	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Wubin Bai	Morehead Chemistry -Rm 0213	1/4	Seats filled	1/4	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, an introductory materials sciences class such as BMME 209 or APPL 260; or CHEM 102 and PHYS 115/PHYS 119 and permission of the instructor. Developing electronic systems that seamlessly integrate with biological systems represents a pivotal foundation for building a smart healthcare platform, advanced clinical technology, and beyond. This course will explore: 1) electronic materials, mechanisms, and designs at the biotic-abiotic interface, 2) their impacts for a wide range of applications from medicine, robotics, to human augmentation, and 3) the associated ethics. It will also highlight a multifaceted understanding of materials and their integration strategies that improve functionalities (sensing, stimulation, or others) of fabricated devices, and innovate the ways electronics interact with biological counterparts. We will utilize BeAM makerspace for implementing our hands-on activities. 3 units.