Catalog Description: Topics will vary semester to semester. See the Electrical Engineering announcements.
Units: 1-4
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Formats:
Fall: 1.0-4.0 hours of lecture per week
Spring: 1.0-4.0 hours of lecture per week
Grading basis: letter
Final exam status: Written final exam conducted during the scheduled final exam period
Department Notes: Title: Nanorobotics Course Description: We cannot simply miniaturize a Roomba robot to clean up plaque in our arteries – the laws of the nanoworld are different from what we are used to. Nanorobotics is the discipline that investigates the challenges and opportunities of constructing and programming robots on nanoscale, and it holds the potential to transform science, medicine, and engineering. This emerging discipline is poised to address several emerging society needs, such as disease diagnostics and therapy. Students will learn engineering principles necessary to construct nanorobots. Prerequisites: Basic university level math, physics, chemistry, and biology are desirable but not mandatory.