W25: QBIO Critical Reading (PHYS259A)

Instructor: Prof. Terry Hwa; e-mail: 
office: 7222 Urey Hall
Time/Location: scheduled for 11am-12:50pm every Friday starting Jan 10
location: Urey Hall 6120
Course URL: this pagehttps://matisse.ucsd.edu/courses/w25-qbio-critical-reading
Prerequisite: interest in quantitative biology; consent of instructor

Guide to critical reading

Critical reading worksheet

Course activity:

Date class activity assignment for the following week
W1 Fri, Jan 10 Intro to critical reading [note]
and Intro to gene circuits [note]
study ms #1a: genetic toggle switch
or ms #1b: the repressilator 
(work through the worksheet)
W2 Fri, Jan 17 class evaluation of ms #1
+ intro to ms #2
pre-read ms #2: TBA
(work through the worksheet)
W3 Fri, Jan 24 small group discussion: ms #2
(no class)
report on ms #2: TBA
due Wed Jan 29
W4 Fri, Jan 31 class evaluation of  ms #2 pre-read ms #3: TBA
W5 Fri, Feb 7 Intro to ms #3
study ms #3
(work through the worksheet)
W6 Fri, Feb 14 small group discussion: ms #3
(no class)
report on ms #3
due Wed Feb 19
W7 Fri, Feb 21 class evaluation of  ms #3 pre-read ms #4:
W8 Fri, Feb 28 Intro to ms #4 study ms #4 in small groups
(work through the worksheet)
W9 Fri, Mar 7 small group discussion: ms #4
(no class)
report on ms #4
due Wed Mar 12 
W10 Fri, Mar 14 class evaluation of ms #4