Credits: 3
Instructors:
Dr. Wang, Pen-Cheng 王本誠教授,
Dr. Yang, Chung Shi 楊重熙教授
Class hour: Friday 13:10-16:10
Classroom: Room 302, ESS, NTHU
Introduction:
- Ability to apply professional engineering and science knowledge.
- Apply knowledge proficiently in the fields of low-carbon green energy, nanotechnology and system technology.
- Ability to conduct experiments and simulations to survey engineering problems, and solve them independently.
- Be able to read and write technical papers and give technical presentations.
- Be able to integrate engineering systems, devices and processes.
- Enable students to plan, lead and collaborate.
- Analyze engineering problems and propose innovation solutions.
- Know global development trends of industries, understand how engineering techniques influence the environment, society and world, and develop the ability to continue learning.
- Understand one’s professional ethics and social responsibility.
This course is offered for junior/senior undergraduate students and graduate students with physical science or engineering backgrounds who previously have no extensive exposure to biochemistry. This course consists of lecture series and hands-on experiments. The topics covered in this course include:
Basic Organic Chemistry (4 weeks)
Biomolecules (2 weeks)
Bioconjugate Chemistry (1 week)
Modern Bioanalytical Chemistry (4 weeks)
Experiments (4 weeks)
Reference:
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General, Organic and Biochemistry, Katherine J. Denniston, Joseph J. Topping and Robert L. Caret, McGraw Hill, 2004.
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Bioanalytical Chemistry, Susan R. Mikkelsen and Eduardo Corton, John Wiley & Sons, 2004.
Method:
Lectures and hands-on experiments (Protein Adsorption on Modified Silica Surfaces with Various Self-Assembled Organosilane Coatings, Fabrication of Protein Arrays, Fluorescence Immunoassays Using Protein Biochips)
Scoring:
1. 2 Mid-Term Exams (25% each)
2. Homework, Paper Presentation and Lab Reports (25%)
3. Final Exam (25%)