# Calendar

The calendar below provides information on course's lecture (L) and recitation (R) sessions.

HH stands for Hodgkin-Huxley, as in the Hodgkin-Huxley Model.

Course calendar.
ses # | Topics | key dates
--- | --- | ---
L1 | Introduction to Cellular Transport | Homework 1 out
R1 | Review of Differential Equations |
L2 | Macroscopic and Microscopic Laws of Diffusion |
L3 | Continuity and Diffusion Equations |
R2 | Diffusion |
L4 | Diffusion in Cells: Models |
R3 | Diffusion (cont.) | Homework 2 out Homework 1 due
L5 | Diffusion in Cells: Experiments |
L6 | Osmosis: van Hoff's Law |
R4 | Diffusion and Osmosis |
L7 | Osmosis in Cells: Equilibrium |
R5 | Osmosis | Homework 3 out Homework 2 due
L8 | Chemical Transport | Project proposal due
L9 | Four-State Symmetric Carrier Model |
R6 | Osmosis and Carrier Mediated Transport |
L10 | Carrier Models |
R7 | 4-State Model | Homework 3 due
L11 | Glucose Regulation |
L12 | Ion Transport: Nernst-Planck Equation |
R8 | Carrier Models |
L13 | Writing a Laboratory Report |
| Exam 1 |
L14 | Ion Transport: Models | Homework 4 out
R9 | Ions |
L15 | Ion Transport Models (cont.) |
R10 | Ions (cont.) | Homework 5 out Homework 4 due
L16 | Active Transport | First draft due
L17 | Electrical Properties of Cells |
| Writing Clinic |
L18 | Core Conductor Model of Large Cells |
R11 | Core Conductor | Homework 6 out Homework 5 due
L19 | Core Conductor |
L20 | HH: Space Clamp | Project report due
R12 | Core Conductor (cont.) |
L21 | HH: Voltage Clamp |
R13 | Core Conductor (cont.) | Homework 6 due
L22 | HH: Current Clamp |
L23 | Demo: HH Project |
R14 | HH Elec Classroom | Project proposal due
L24 | HH Project |
| Exam 2 |
L25 | HH: Threshold |
L26 | Cable Model | Homework 7 out
R15 | HH Elec Classroom (cont.) |
L27 | Cable Model (cont.) |
L28 | Writing an Oral Presentation |
L29 | Myelinated Fibers |
R16 | Cable Model |
L30 | Saltatory Conduction |
R17 | Saltatory Conduction | Homework 8 out Homework 7 due
L31 | Patch Clamp | First draft due
L32 | Ion Channels: 2-State Models |
| HH Dry Runs |
L33 | Ion Channels: 4 Gate Model |
L34 | Ion Channels: Gating Currents |
R18 | Ion Channels | HH oral reports 1 day after recitation 18
R19 | Ion Channels (cont.) | Homework 9 out Homework 8 due HH oral reports 1 day after recitation 19
L35 | Ion Channels Multi-State Models |
R20 | Ion Channels (cont.) |
L36 | Breakfast with the Staff |
R21 | Ion Channels (cont.) | Homework 9 due (optional assignment)
| Final Exam Period |