.. _Schedule:

Schedule overview
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*The schedule information on this page is subject to changes.*

- Lab: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:30–4:00 PM PDT
- TA office hours

  + Mondays 5-6 pm PDT (`Michelle <http://bois.caltech.edu/be189/2021_spring/zoom_links/michelle/>`_)
  + Fridays 2–3 pm PDT (`Mingshu <http://bois.caltech.edu/be189/2021_spring/zoom_links/mingshu/>`_)

- Instructor office hours: By appointment, email ``chyang at caltech dot edu`` to schedule

Tuesday and Thursday lab meetings are required, unless arrangements have been made in advance with the instructor. All lab meetings are accessible from `this Zoom link <http://bois.caltech.edu/be189/2021_spring/zoom_links/tuth_class/>`_. However, during some lab sessions and during office hours, the TAs will be in their own Zoom rooms. The Zoom links:

- `Michelle Cua <http://bois.caltech.edu/be189/2021_spring/zoom_links/michelle/>`_
- `Mingshu Liang <http://bois.caltech.edu/be189/2021_spring/zoom_links/mingshu/>`_

Sometimes the lab activities are recorded. The links to the videos will be posted here.

.. You an access the recordings `here <http://bois.caltech.edu/be189/2020_fall/video_link/>`_.

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Due dates
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    :class: strike

- :ref:`Follow-along exercises` 1–7: due at 11:59 pm PDT, April 8
- :ref:`Do-it-yourself exercises` 1–4: due at 11:59 pm PDT, April 8
.. Random comment for spacing
- :ref:`Follow-along exercises` 8–13: due at 11:59 pm PDT, April 15
- :ref:`Do-it-yourself exercises` 5–7: due at 11:59 pm PDT, April 15
.. Random comment for spacing
- :ref:`Follow-along exercises` 14–17: due at 11:59 pm PDT, April 22
- :ref:`Do-it-yourself exercises` 8–12: due at 11:59 pm PDT, April 22
.. Random comment for spacing
- :ref:`Spectrophotometer` write-up: due at 11:59 pm PDT, May 13
.. Random comment for spacing
- :ref:`Pulse oximetry` write-up: due at 11:59 pm PDT, June 2


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Weekly activities
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In each lab session, you will be working on your exercises or projects. Dates with special activities are shown below.

- **Tu 04/27**: Guest lecture from `Amir Behbehani <https://dickinsonlab.caltech.edu/people/amir-behbahani/>`_

.. - **Tu 09/29**: Welcome, safety, introduction to Arduino
.. - **Th 10/01**: A tour through your kit
.. - **Tu 10/06**: A tour of Arduino Uno
.. - **Th 10/08**: Lecture on design approaches
.. - **Th 10/15**: Guest lecture from `Daniel Wagenaar <http://www.danielwagenaar.net>`_
.. - **Th 10/22**: Guest lecture from Heather Lukas and Jihong Min from the `Gao lab <http://www.gao.caltech.edu>`_
.. - **Tu 10/27**: Guest lecture from `Sina Booeshaghi <https://sinabooeshaghi.com>`_ and Anne Kil from the `Pachter lab <https://pachterlab.github.io>`_
.. - **Tu 11/03**: Determination of growth rate from growth curves
.. - **Tu 04/27**: Guest lecture from `Amir Behbehani <https://dickinsonlab.caltech.edu/people/amir-behbahani/>`_
.. - **Th 11/19**: Guest lecture from Mu Qiao
.. - **Th 11/24**: Time series analysis
.. - **Th 11/26**: Thanksgiving Day: no class