BIEN 201: MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR BIOENGINEERING
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): MATH 146A; or equivalent; first-year standing in the graduate program in Bioengineering. For BIEN 201 online section: enrollment in the online Masters-in-Science in Engineering program; graduate standing. Provides a fundamental grounding in applied mathematics to determine solutions to problems such as biotransport and bioreaction kinetics. Topics include solutions to linear differential equations, analytical methods for partial differential equations, similarity transforms and perturbation methods, regression techniques, and related error analysis.
Average GPA: 3.11
Grade distribution records: 153 students across 7 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 6 | 3.9% |
| A | 30 | 19.6% |
| A- | 21 | 13.7% |
| B+ | 15 | 9.8% |
| B | 35 | 22.9% |
| B- | 21 | 13.7% |
| C+ | 8 | 5.2% |
| C | 10 | 6.5% |
| C- | 1 | 0.7% |
| D+ | 1 | 0.7% |
| D | 1 | 0.7% |
| F | 4 | 2.6% |
Based on 153 student grade records across 7 terms and 3 professors.
Instructors
- Victor Rodgers 113 students, Average GPA 3.00
- Shahab Vahdat 25 students, Average GPA 3.04
- Robert Mckee 15 students, Average GPA 4.00