| SES # | TOPICS | REFERENCES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biological Engineering and Programming DNA (PDF) | |
| 2 | Abstraction: From DNA to Parts | |
| 3 | Abstraction: From Parts to Devices | |
| 4 | Device Modeling and Simplification | |
| 5 | Guest Lecture: Tom Knight | |
| 6 | Guest Lecture: Gerry Sussman | |
| 7 | Device Analysis | |
| 8 | Device Composition | |
| 9 | Decomposition of Complex Problems | |
| 10 | Devices, Revisited | |
| 11 | Genetic Devices and Device Modeling (PDF) | Comic (PDF - 1.5 MB)# First Order Decay (PDF) Second Order Binding (PDF) |
| 12 | Discussion and Review | |
| Exam 1 | ||
| 13 | Sequence Optimization | |
| 14 | DNA Detection and Identification | |
| 15 | Space and Time Systems | |
| 16 | Programming Space and Time Systems | |
| 17 | Programming Space and Time Systems (cont.) | |
| 18 | Growing Point Language | |
| 19 | "Crop Circle" Language | |
| 20 | Semester Review | |
| Exam 2 | ||
| 21 | Course Evaluation and Wrap-Up |