University of Edinburgh

Selected aspects of physiological processes in health and disease: from the integrative function of single cells to whole systems physiology. A core emphasis will be on the experimental basis for our foundational knowledge of how physiological systems function and their regulation. Topics may include: cell and epithelial physiology, ion channels and transporters and their regulation, cell signaling and communication, endocrine and neuroendocrine physiology, sensory physiology, control and co-ordination of movement, control of feeding and responses to stress.

This course introduces environmental engineering and sustainability, covering the hydrological cycle, how to assess the quantity of water available for use (potable water supply, irrigation, etc.), how to ensure the required water quantity is sustainably met and what challenges are currently faced by engineers. Furthermore, transport contamination in water is covered through transport phenomena principles. Environmental sustainability is examined in an engineering context, including basic concepts such as life cycle analysis and environmental impact assessment. 

The course is intended to provide a broad introduction to the principles of microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis. Course content varies from year to year, but would typically address the microeconomic analysis of the behavior of individuals and firms, the operation of markets, and government intervention in markets through taxes and regulation; and the macroeconomic analysis of the behavior of economy-wide measures such as output, unemployment, money, interest rates, and inflation.
 

The course conveys an understanding of the internal structure and implementation of digital computers. To impart this knowledge, we first explain how the interface between hardware and software is typically constructed. In addition to explaining the interface between hardware and software, this course introduces the ideas behind the hardware implementation of a processor. This course includes a brief introduction to the C programming language, which is widely used as a systems programming language.

This course introduces numerical methods, which are now an essential component in a diverse range of disciplines. Topics include creation and manipulation of arrays, solutions of linear systems, Gaussian elimination with partial pivoting, numerical differentiation and integration, introductory numerical differential equations, root finding methods, including bisection and fixed-point iteration, Newton's method in one and higher dimensions, and functional minimization in multiple dimensions. Within these topics students are introduced to variables and functions, floating point arithmetic, flow control, container types, plotting, and symbolic expressions.