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BE 152: Membranes to Motion
Instructors:Michael Dickinson [email protected] Fraser [email protected]
TA: Marie Suver [email protected]
Tuesdays&Thursdays 2:30-3:55, 200 Broad
Texts: The Physiology of Excitable Cells, Aidley 4th edition Prnciples of Animal Locomotion, Alexander Grading: Two exams (33% each), one paper (33%)
Lecture 1: Overview on Animal Locomotion
Lecture 2: Physiology of Membranes
Lecture 3: Action Potentials
Lecture 4: Ion Channels
Lecture 5: Muscle Mechanics
Lecture 6: Electromechanical Coupling
Lecture 7: Molecular Motors
Lecture 8: Synapses
Lecture 9: Sensory Modalities
Lecture 10: Sensory Transduction
Lecture 11: Central Pattern Generators
Lecture 12: Skeletal Mechanics Work Loops
Lecture 13: Walking and Running
Lecture 14: Energetics of Locomotion
Lecture 15: Biofoils and Gliding
Lecture 16: Active Flight
Lecture 17: Swimming