| WEEK | TOPICS | Exercises |
| 1 | Introduction, Chapter 1 | Email, XGRAF.BAS,
Course
Motivation,
Terminology,
Optional review of some bioscience concepts
,
Artificial Intelligence Terminology
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| 2 |
Simulation, Chapter 2 | SIMBAS.BAS, Scaling,
SAG.BAS, MatLab
Oral Practical Quiz
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| 3 | Process
Dynamics, Chapter 3 | FORCE.BAS, BODE.BAS, CHEMDEL.BAS,
DELAY.BAS, phase plane analysis, BODEX.BAS, CSTRS.BAS,
Control valves |
| 4 | Data Bases, Chapter 4 | PENDULUM.BAS, Homework,
BYPASS techniques,
Smart Spreadsheets
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| 5 | Models, Chapter 5 | WEIGHTS.BAS,
Clemson model,
CURVEFIT.BAS,
SLIFILM.BAS,
Growth Rate Expressions - More than One
Substrate,
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| 6 |
Nutrition in dilute systems | LOWSUB.BAS, |
| 7 | Networks, Chapter 6 | NETWORK.BAS, Homework,
Hardy Cross Introduction
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| 8 | Neural Networks
, Chapter 7 | BACTERIA, MetaNeural, Homework
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| 9 | Expert Systems,
Chapter 8 | Who pays? (A primitive
expert system)
Homework to derive rules for activated sludge
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| 10 | Expert systems (continued) | ImpShell, Homework
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| 11 | Fuzzy Logic, Chapter 9. |
FUZZY.BAS, FUZZYX.BAS, Homework,
Tutorial
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| 12 | Statistical Tools
, Chapter 10 | SHEWHART.BAS, MKTABLE.BAS
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| 13 | Probability, extreme values | PDRFILL.BAS, MOLDY.BAS, PROBX.BAS
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| 14 | Chemodynamics | Homework on interfaces
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| 15 | Plumes/Acid Rain | Review, PLUMES/deposition
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