Bioelectricity (BME-0123)

Fall 2026 · BME 0123 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Fundamental physical basis of bioelectricity; understanding its role in various living organisms. Action-potential creation and transmission in the nervous system. Analysis of the heart as a distributed, highly fault-tolerant electrical system. Potential bioelectrical role in morphogenesis (creation of bodily shape) and cancer. Application of engineering concepts to understand molecular processes associated with bioelectricity. Recommendation: differential and integral calculus

Course codes: BME-0123, BME 0123, BME0123, BME-123, BME 123, BME123, EE-0123, EE 0123, EE0123, EE-123, EE 123, EE123

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