INTER-LS 101 Lecture 1: LS101 - Biology of Vision Day 1 - Introduction
13 Sep 2016
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Biology of vision - day 1 - introduction (9/7/16) The class is taught by a team, prof. pattnaik is the director of the team. There isn"t a definitive textbook for this course. There will be 3-4 people small group project. Ideas about this project will be given in mid-nov when students know more about the course material. Take the ideas you learn further in your life. Learning about eyes can help in medical, marketing, entertainment. We will be dissecting eyeballs at one point. Prof. pattnaik can and is willing to help with all things -- students don"t have to pretend they"re not people as well. Etymology: photo - light ; receptor - receive. Two types of photoreceptors: rods and cones. If either the rods or the cones die, the other will follow and degenerate as. Ideas and concepts will be split into different days; for example: well.
