BIOE 3380 — Biomolecular Dynamics and Control

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: MBostonTraditional

Focuses on the principles of thermodynamics and kinetics applied to the analysis and design of biomolecular systems. Covers foundational topics—such as mass and energy balances, chemical equilibria, and enzyme kinetics—in a biological context. Introduces the role of feedback and feed-forward control in biomolecular networks, emphasizing basic analytical and computational methods, including the use of MATLAB, for analyzing how these regulatory structures affect the dynamics of small-scale, prototypical networks.

Prerequisites

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Fall 20232629863%18.0
Spring 2024310211489%4.0
Fall 20242869690%5.0
Spring 202529910693%3.5
Fall 20252769679%10.0
Spring 202628210479%11.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 66% · T 25% · W 39% · Th 20% · F 25%

Common patterns: MW (39% of sections), MR (20% of sections), TF (16% of sections), T (9% of sections), F (9% of sections), M (7% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Spring

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Unlocks

BIOE 5440, BIOE 5720, BIOE 5880, CHME 5630, ME 4555

Courses that list BIOE 3380 in their prerequisites.

Links

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