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Biological Engineering Design
 Lecture Schedule
 
Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:30-1:00 
 
26-152 
| INSTRUCTIONS | DATE | TOPIC | notes | 
| Week 1 | Tue Feb 5 | design, build, test | DE slides NK slides | 
| Thur Feb 7 | science as a take-apart | ||
| Week 2 | Tue Feb 12 | engineering as a rebuild | |
| Thur Feb 14 | decide what's worth doing | DE OoT | |
| President's Day Feb 18 | No lecture Feb 19 | ||
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| Week 3 | Thur Feb 21 | knowns vs unknowns | |
| Week 4 | Tue Feb 26 | alternative technologies | |
| Thur Feb 28 | Lego™phoresis | ||
| Week 5 | Tue Mar 4 | Project work day with advanced students | DE and NK OoT | 
| Thur Mar 6 | Scientist as activist | watch Cambridge City Council hearings DE OoT | |
| Week 6 | Tue Mar 11 | Guest Lecture Jon Beckwith | advance reading for class: Chapter 2 "Making Genes, Making Waves" | 
| 3 Ideas Presentations | |||
| Thur Mar 13 | 3 ideas feedback final project selection | Wed 20.902/947 presentation moved to today | |
| Week 7 | Tue Mar 18 | Polkadorks/Devices/Parts | NK OoT | 
| Thur Mar 20 | lab safety, environmental safety | Guest Lecture from 20.902/947 students on resurrection of 1918 flu virus | |
| Spring Break Mar 24-28 | No class all week | ||
| Week 8 | Tue Apr 1 | timing diagrams | |
| Thur Apr 3 | cost, time analysis | ||
| Week 9 | Tue Apr 8 | validation/debugging work day in advance of Tech Spec Review | |
| Tech Spec Review | |||
| Thur Apr 10 | Tech Spec feedback | Wed 20.902/947 paper discussion moved to today | |
| Week 10 | Tues Apr 15 | reliability | DE OoT | 
| Thur Apr 17 | project work day | ||
| Patriot's Day April 21-22 | No lecture Apr 22 | ||
| Week 11 | Thur Apr 24 | Parts/Registry | |
| Week 12 | Tue Apr 29 | sourcing regulations related to your project | guest lecture from Howard Silver, MIT libraries | 
| Thur May 1 | oral presentation instruction | NK OoT | |
| Week 13 | Tue May 6 | lecture not required for 20.020 students but attend if you wish | 20.902/947 article PMID 11805323 presented by Han Zhu | 
| Final Presentations Day 1 | |||
| Thur May 8 | Q/A day interviews | ||
| Week 14 | Tue May 13 | lecture not required for 20.020 students but attend if you wish | 20.902/947 article PMID 17355173 presented by Jessica L Keenan | 
| Final Presentations Day 2 | |||
| Thur May 15 | Wrap-up | ||