Molecular Biology for Engineering
Contents: 1. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells – cell organization (membranes, genetic material, organelles, nucleus, cell energy storage. Cell division. Cell biology techniques. Microscopy. 2. Proteins. Protein structure and properties: aminoacids, primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure. Protein classification. Enzyme kinetics and its regulation. Methods for protein characterization: electrophoresis, chromatography, mass spectrometry, spectroscopic techniques – UV, […]
Ceramic Materials
Kroeger-Vink notation. Quasi-chemical approach to defects population in ceramics. Kroeger-Vink diagrams. Defects energies. Mixing energy and entropy. Most important raw materials for traditional ceramics (clays and feldspars; Physical, chemical and mechanical properties of alumina, zirconia, silicon nitride, silicon carbide and diamond (diamond-like coatins). Industrial preparations, separation and characterization of powders. Forming of ceramics: uniaxial and […]
Statistical methods in biological sciences
Objective: learning basic data processing techniques. Topics: Data management. Descriptive statistics: sorting data, description of variables, description of the character and structure of population basing on a sample. Frequency tables: construction and description, frequency table as an empirical distribution. Statistical distributions: normal distribution, t-Student distribution, chi-squared distribution, Fisher-Snedecor distribution, parameters of distribution. Techniques of statistical […]
Fundamentals of Neurobiology
Objective: To acquaint students with fundamental concepts and theories of neurobiology and develop the ability to connect the discussed content with everyday life issues. The module “Fundamentals of Neurobiology” presents the content of neurobiological sciences, which is one of the fastest-growing areas of science. The classes provide a reductionist explanation of the processes regulating human […]
Conventional and alternative energy power plants
The subject aims to provide knowledge in the field of: – structures of use of energy sources (change trends, prospects); – organization of the electricity market; – technologies for processing energy raw materials and energy production technologies, with particular emphasis on nuclear energy; – new technologies in the energy sector and activities increasing energy efficiency; […]
Biometry
This module offers a comprehensive introduction to biometry, the application of statistical methods to the analysis of biological data. Over the course of 30 hours, students will explore fundamental concepts and techniques used in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of biometric data. Key topics include experimental design, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and multivariate statistics. The […]
Environment and health
The course is originally designed for the students of dietetics. COURSE OBJECTIVES: • Students will be able to identify the environmental determinants that have the greatest impact on the individual’s health. • Students will understand the importance of mutual interdependence between the environment, food and health. • The purpose of the course is to educate […]
