Biology for Engineers and other Non-Biologists
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Biology for Engineers and other Non-Biologists at NPTEL Overview
Duration | 10 hours |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
Biology for Engineers and other Non-Biologists at NPTEL Course details
- This is for anybody who has an interest in biology
- Course will go through some initial aspects of this course in the first lecture
- The course will be handled by me, G K Suraish kumar and my colleague, Dr. Madhulika Dixit. I ama biological engineer, Madhulika Dixit is a biologist
- This is a four-week course or a ten-hour course
- At the end of the course, there will be a proctored exam in different locations
- This will be on the computer, again multiple choice questionsbased, and these, this exam would be on the lines of the assignments that are given
- And this exam would carry eighty-five percent weight toward the final marks
Biology for Engineers and other Non-Biologists at NPTEL Curriculum
Intro Video
Week 1
Lesson1 Introduction
Lesson 2 Origin of Life
Lesson 3 Evolution
Lesson 4 Cells
Lesson 5 Biomolecules-Lipids
Week 2
Lesson 6, Biomolecules: Carbohydrates, Water
Lesson 7, Biomolecules: Amino acids, Proteins
Lesson 8, Biomolecules: Enzymes
Lesson 9, Biomolecules: Nucleotides
Lesson 10, Cell structure and function – Prokaryotes
Lesson 11, Cell structure and function – Eukaryotes
Week 3
Lesson 12, Cell cycle
Lesson 13, Cell division – mitosis
Lesson 14, Cell division – meiosis
Lesson 15, Culture growth
Lesson 16, Mendelian genetics: Genetic disorders
Lesson 17, Mendelian genetics: Mendelian inheritance principles
Week 4
Lesson 18, Mendelian genetics: Pedigree analysis
Lesson 19, Mendelian genetics: Non-Mendelian inheritance
Lesson 20, DNA replication
Lesson 21,Transcription
Lesson 22, Translation
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