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Colin
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Coursework: (Updated 16.OCT.2009)
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University
of Southern California Coursework
Fall
2009 Registration
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BME-403 Physiological Systems o
BME-405L Senior Project: Measurements and Instrumentation o
EE-457 Computer Systems
Organization o BISC-320L Molecular Biology o
MUEN-321 USC Concert Orchestra Previous
Courses:
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Biomedical Engineering
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BME-210 Biomedical Computer Simulation Methods o
BME-402 Control and Communication in the Nervous
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BME-423 Statistical Methods in Biomedical Engineering o
BME-425 Basics in Biomedical Imaging ·
Electrical Engineering
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EE 105 Introduction to Electrical Engineering o
EE 101 Introduction to Digital Logic o
EE 201L Introduction to Digital Circuits o
EE 202L Linear Circuits o
EE-301 Introduction to Linear Systems o
EE-338 Physical Electronic o
EE-357 Basic Organization of Computer Systems ·
General Engineering
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ENGR-102 Engineering Freshman Academy ·
Computer Science
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CSCI-101L Fundamentals of Computer Programming ·
Biology
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BISC-220L General Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology ·
Chemistry
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CHEM-105bL General Chemistry o
CHEM-322aL Organic Chemistry ·
Physics
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PHYS-161L Advanced Principles of Physics I o
PHYS-162L Advanced Principles of Physics II o
PHYS-163L Advanced Principles of Physics III ·
Mathematics
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MATH-226 Calculus III o
MATH-245 Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I o
MATH-445 Mathematics of Physics and Engineering II ·
General Education
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WRIT-140 Writing and Critical Reasoning o
WRIT-340 Advanced Writing: Communication for Engineers o
Foundations ·
Category I:
Western Cultures and Traditions ·
PHIL-101g Philosophical Foundations of Modern Western
Culture ·
Category II:
Global Cultures and Traditions ·
ANTH-263g Exploring Culture Through Film ·
Category III:
Scientific Inquiry · Satisfied with either
CHEM105bL, PHYS161L, AP Chem, or AP Phys o
Case Studies ·
Category VI: Science
and Its Significance ·
GEOL-150Lg Climate Change ·
Category V:
Arts and Letters ·
ARLT-100g Arts and Letters (Music of Renaissance
Society) ·
Category VI:
Social Issues ·
SOCI-142gm Diversity and Racial Conflict o
Diversity · SOCI-142gm
Diversity and Racial Conflict ·
Music
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MPWP-300 Non-Major Individual Instruction (Clarinet) o
MUEN-321 USC Concert Orchestra Leeward
Community College (University of Hawaii) Coursework
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MATH-205 Calculus I (Substitute for MATH-125 Calculus
I) o
MATH-206 Calculus II (Substitute for MATH-126
Calculus II) o
MATH-231 Calculus III AP
Coursework
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AP Chemistry (Substitute for CHEM-105aL General
Chemistry) o
AP Physics B o
AP Statistics o
AP Psychology Course
Descriptions
Excerpts taken from University
of Southern California Catalogue 2006 – 2007 BME-210 Biomedical Computer Simulation
Methods (3, Sp)
Computational methods for simulation of circulatory, respiratory,
pharmacokinetic, and neural models. Quadrature,
differential equations, systems of linear equations, simulation languages,
experimental statistics. Prerequisite:
CSCI 101L; corequisite: MATH 245. BME-402
Control and Communication in the Nervous System (3, Sp) An introduction
to the structural and functional elements common to nervous systems, with
emphasis on cellular dynamics, interneuronal
communication, sensory and effector systems. Prerequisite: BISC 220L, BME 210, MATH 245. BME-403 Physiological Systems (3, Fa) A thorough bioengineering treatment of the
physiological properties of various mammalian organ systems: e.g.,
cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and musculoskeletal. Prerequisite: BISC 220L; MATH 245; corequisite: EE 202L. BME-405L Senior Projects: Measurements
and Instrumentation (4, FaSp) Application of
instrumentation and measurement techniques to biomedical engineering projects
involving measurement, replacement or augmentation of biomedical systems. Prerequisite: BME 210, EE 202L. BME-423 Statistical Methods in Biomedical
Engineering (3, Fa) Applications of
parametric and non-parametric tests, analysis of variance, linear regression,
time-series analysis, and autoregressive modeling, with biomedical
applications to statistical analysis of biomedical data. Prerequisite: BME 210. BME-425 Basics of Biomedical Imaging (3, Fa) Basic scientific principles of various biomedical
imaging modalities including nuclear magnetic resonance, X-ray computed
tomography, single photon and positron emission tomography, ultrasonic
imaging and biomagnetism. Prerequisite: PHYS 153L. EE-105 Introduction to Electrical
Engineering (3, Fa) Gateway to the
majors in Electrical Engineering. An overview of modern electrical
engineering: communications, computers, circuits, components, controls, electromagnetics, microelectronics; principles of
commercial products such as FAX, modem, copier, CD-ROM, ATM networks. EE-101 Introduction to Digital Logic (3, FaSp) Boolean algebra; number systems; Boolean function
synthesis; binary arithmetic; codes; combinational logic devices; sequential
circuits; state machine design and implementation. EE-201L Introduction to Digital Circuits
(2, FaSp) Digital system design and implementation
using discrete ICs and FPGAs; synchronous design of datapath
and control units; state machine implementation methods; timing analysis; lab
experiments, logic analyzers; schematic-entry and simulation; semester-end
project. (Duplicates credit in former EE 102L). Prerequisite: EE 101. EE-202L Linear Circuits (4, FaSp) Lumped circuit elements; network equations;
zero-input and zero-state responses; sinusoidal steady-state analysis;
impedance; resonance; network functions; power concepts; transformers;
Laplace transforms. Prerequisite:
PHYS 152L; corequisite: MATH 245. EE-301 Introduction to Linear Systems (3,
FaSp) Representation and analysis of linear
time-invariant systems primarily for the continuous time case. Convolution,
Fourier series and transform, Laplace transform,
controls and communications applications. Prerequisite:
EE 202L; corequisite: MATH 445. EE-338 Physical Electronics (3) Semiconductor
device characteristics and applications. Physical models of electronic
conduction in solids, p-n junctions, bipolar and field effect transistors and
other solid-state devices. Prerequisite:
EE 202L, PHYS 152L. EE-357
Basic Organization of Computer Systems (3, FaSp) Organization and
operation of the processor, memory and I/O of a minicomputer at the machine
language level; assembly language programming; data representation and
computer arithmetic. Prerequisite:
EE 101, EE 201L, and a high
level programming language. EE-457x Computer Systems Organization (3,
FaSpSm) Register transfer level machine
organization; MPIS instruction set architecture; performance; computer
arithmetic; organization and detailed implementation of non-pipelined and
pipelined processors; cache and virtual memory. Not available for graduate
credit to computer science majors. Prerequisite:
EE 357. ENGR-102 Engineering Freshman Academy (2,
Fa) Introduction to the profession of
engineering. Ethical, political and societal consequences of engineering
innovations and the impact of engineering on everyday life. Team project and
guest lectures. Open to freshmen only. Graded CR/NC. CSCI-101L Fundamentals of Computer
Programming (3, FaSp) Introduction to
the design of solutions to computer solvable problems. Algorithm design,
solution implementation using a high-level programming language, program
correctness and verification. BISC-220L General Biology: Cell Biology
and Physiology (4, Sp) In-depth survey of key topics related to advances in
our knowledge of cellular biology and physiology; cell composition/metabolism;
gene action; organism structure and function. (Duplicates credit in BISC
110L, BISC 111L, and BISC 221L.) Recommended preparation: high school
chemistry; BISC 120L or BISC 121L. BISC-320L Molecular Biology (4, Fa) Structure and synthesis of nucleic acids and
proteins; molecular biology of prokaryotes and eukaryotes; principles of genetics
and cell biology. (Duplicates credit in BISC 311.) Prerequisite: CHEM 105bL or CHEM 115bL. CHEM-105aLg-bL General Chemistry (4-4, FaSpSm) Fundamental principles and laws of
chemistry; laboratory work emphasizes quantitative procedures. Prerequisite
to all more advanced courses in chemistry. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory and
discussion, 4 hours. Quiz, 1 hour. Prerequisite for aL:
CHEM 050 or passing of placement test; for bL: CHEM
105aLg or CHEM 115aL. (Duplicates credit in CHEM 115aL or CHEM 115bL.) CHEM-322abL Organic Chemistry (4-4, FaSpSm) Chemistry of the carbon compounds of the
aliphatic and aromatic series; laboratory preparation of typical compounds of
both series. Lecture, 3 hours jointly with 325abL; laboratory and discussion,
4 hours. For premedical and predental students and
some categories of biology majors and engineers. Prerequisite for aL: CHEM 105bL or CHEM
115bL; for bL: CHEM 322aL. PHYS-161L Advanced Principles of Physics
I (4, Sp)
Gateway to the majors and minors in Physics and Astronomy. Introductory
treatment intended for well-qualified students. Dynamics of particles and
rigid bodies, conservation laws, wave motion, thermodynamics, heat engines,
entropy. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite: MATH 125;corequisite:
MATH 126. PHYS-162L Advanced Principles of Physics
II (4, Fa) Electrostatics, magnetostatics,
electrical circuits, electrical and magnetic properties of matter, Maxwell’s equations,
electromagnetic waves, propagation of light. Lecture, 4 hours; laboratory, 3
hours. Corequisite: MATH 226; recommended preparation:
PHYS 161L. PHYS-163L Advanced Principles of Physics
III (4, Sp)
Interference and diffraction of waves, special relativity, quantum mechanics,
atomic physics, nuclear physics, condensed matter physics, elementary
particles. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite: PHYS 162L. MATH-125 Calculus I (4, FaSpSm) Limits; continuity, derivatives and
applications; antiderivatives; the fundamental
theorem of calculus; exponential and logarithmic functions. Prerequisite: MATH 108 or math
placement exam. MATH-126 Calculus II (4, FaSpSm) A continuation of MATH 125: trigonometric
functions; applications of integration; techniques of integration;
indeterminate forms; infinite series; Taylor series; polar coordinates. Prerequisite: MATH 125. MATH-226 Calculus III (4, FaSp) A continuation of MATH 126; vectors, vector valued
functions; differential and integral calculus of functions of several
variables; Green’s theorem. Prerequisite:
MATH 126. MATH-245 Mathematics of Physics and
Engineering I (4, FaSp) First-order
differential equations; second-order linear differential equations;
determinants and matrices; systems of linear differential equations; Laplace
transforms. Prerequisite: MATH 226. MATH-445 Mathematics of Physics and
Engineering II (4, FaSp) Vector field
theory; theorems of Gauss, Green, and Stokes; Fourier series and integrals;
complex variables; linear partial differential equations; series solutions of
ordinary differential equations. Prerequisite:
MATH 245. WRIT-140 Writing and Critical Reasoning
(4, FaSpSm) Focuses on analytical and argumentative
writing skills requisite to academic and professional writing. Emphasizes
logical analysis of texts and other data, effective use of evidence, ethical
argumentation, and stylistic and grammatical fluency. Requires concurrent
enrollment with an affiliated general education course in the social issues
category. Students must achieve a satisfactory score on the verbal portion of
the SAT, the USC Writing Examination, or credit in WRIT 120 or WRIT 121
before enrolling in WRIT 140. WRIT-340
Advanced Writing (3-4, FaSpSm) Instruction in
writing for various audiences on topics related to a student’s professional
or disciplinary interests, with some emphasis on issues of broad public
concern. Prerequisite:
WRIT 130 or WRIT 140. SOCI-142gm Diversity and Racial Conflict
(4, FaSp) Introduction to the causes and effects
of contemporary race relations in a diverse U.S. society. Exploration of
racial conflict at the personal and institutional levels. Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140. PHIL-101g Philosophical Foundations of
Modern Western Culture (4) The influence on modern Western culture
of philosophical thought about reality, knowledge and morality as developed
by such philosophers as Descartes, Leibniz and Kant. ARLT-100g Arts and Letters (4, FaSp) Critical analysis of significant works of
literature, philosophy, visual arts, music and/or film; intensive reading and
writing to develop knowledge of analytical techniques in the humanities.
Limited to freshmen and sophomores. (Duplicates credit in ARLT 101 and in
former LTA 100 and in former LTA 101.) ANTH-263g
Exploring Culture Through Film (4, FaSpSm) Concepts of
social anthropology using filmic representations of societies throughout the
world in contrast to written ethnography. MPWP-300x Non-Major Individual
Instruction (1-2, max 16, FaSpSm) Intermediate and
advanced instruction designed for non-music majors. Not available for credit
to music majors. (Duplicates credit in former MPWP 201 and MPWP 401.)
Recommended preparation: MPWP 101x. MUEN-321 USC Concert Orchestra (1, max 8,
FaSp) Rehearsal and performance of orchestra
repertoire. Open to all students, faculty, staff, and members of the
community. Audition not required. (Duplicates credit in former MUEN 221 and
MUEN 421.) Graded CR/NC. |