This course gives an opportunity for students to create the benefits of natural landscape by landscape planning and design. From the concept of healthy landscape healthy people to the practice of therapeutical landscape design and planning. This course expect to depict the healthy design criteria and it’s applications based on the related research findings. The purpose of this course includes: 1. familiar with the research findings of healthy landscape healthy people 2. practice by establishing the design criteria of healthy benefits of natural landscape and designing the facilities for users College of Bio-Resources & Agriculture Main Campus Design and discussion will be the most important requirements. As a designer, this studio ask students to practice survey, analyze, evaluate and be creative in their design work. Chun-Yen Chang 30 Monday 6,7,8,9,10 HORT5070 (628EU2070) 3 *Registration eligibility: juniors and above.
(College of Bioresources and Agriculture) Graduate Institute of Horticulture, Landscape Horticulture Division,
(College of Bioresources and Agriculture) Department of Horticulture http://www.hort.ntu.edu.tw/main.php?lang=en&Trad2Simp=n

Nano/micro engineering technology has increasing impacts in biomedical research. The manipulation and measurement of this scale, ie,several hundred nanometers down to atomic resolution, is closely related to the dimension of many important biomolecules and the sampling of the volume down to this size has significant biomedical implications.The full understanding of a biological system is the first step of being able to control or even manipulate it in the future. In this course, we will introduce some basic nano/micro engineering techniques used at our lab for the biosensing, analysis, and manipulation at molecular, cellular and tissue levels. In previous years, the course is undergone by a weekly class with half part in literature discussion and the other half for technique introduction. In this year, we have made some changes by decreasing the literature discussion with most literature discussion dedicated on the identification of a biomedical issue; on the other hand, the related nano/micro techniques are introduced in more details and accompanied by approperiate demonstration. The choice of a term project has been changed from technique-based to biomedical issue-oriented.Instead of picking a technique and finding a biomedical application, the students have to identify a central question in biomedical research or come up with a device design to facilitate biomedical test, and then find the appropriate techniques to answer or fullfil the purpose and intention raised in their project. This will help students to pick up all the nano/micro engineering techniques which meet the biomedical research requirement. And with the guidance of the need in biomedical research, students will be able to foresee the future direction of technology advancement in assisting the biomedical research and practice. 1. Encourage the interdisiplinary discussion and enlarge the understanding of the core biomedical issues from a multidisciplinary view. 2. Gaining in-depth experience from a hands-on project. College of Engineering Main Campus In this semester, we will work on the theme of “Digital Nano Array” with microlabs on nanofabrication, measurement, and analysis. The students will be set into 2 groups for a hands-on term project. The students can pick an issue in biomedical research or practice. The focus given at this semester is “pre-processing of raw sample for subsequent biomolecule sensing.” The students need to specify their purpose and research methods and give an oral presentation on April 12. The complete experimental results will be delievered at the final report, which is on Jun 12, along with a paper report detailing the procedures and results. Chii-Wann Lin 10 Friday A,B,C Biomed7038 (548EM0650) 3 (College of Engineering) Graduate Institute of Bomedical Engineering,
Non-degree Program: Nano-Technology Engineering,
(College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinfornatics http://bme.ntu.edu.tw/english/

Over 3000 international investment agreements (IIA) currently operates through Bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and investment protection provisions of free trade agreements (FTAs). Investment agreements are concluded by the investor’s home country and the host country. Its aim is to protect the investor and investment made in the territory of the host country. By the nature of mixing public-private law, investment treaties usually have a wider implication for the domestic regulatory regime of host states. Notable examples include trade, tax, intellectual property, renewable energy, environment and public health policies. How to balance investor’ rights and the host state’s right to regulate in public mattes has thus become a topical issue in investment relations. On dispute settlement, foreign investor are given the direct rights to use international arbitration challenging the host state’s measures. The arbitral rules of the ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes) and United Nations Commission International Trade Law Arbitration Rules (UNCITRAL) are the two rules which have been most commonly used. As practiced, the number of investor-State arbitrations has mushroomed as hundreds of millions of dollars have been awarded as compensation remedies. Investment arbitration usually affects a wider public interest of a host state and thus has invited hot debates within international economic community. Tentative topics to be discussed follow. (1) Overview of International Investment Law Proliferation in Asia (2) Definition on investors and investments (3) Non-discrimination treatment: National Treatment; Most Favoured Nation (4) Indirect expropriations and right to regulate (5) Fair and equitable treatment: the emerging proportionality principle? (6) Full protection and security/ umbrella clause (7) Cross-cutting Issues in Investment Law Asia Perspective on Sustainable Environment and Public Health (8) BIT dispute settlement in East Asia and the dispute settlement in the investment chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) (9) Introduction to ICSID arbitral rules(I): ICSID Jurisdiction, applicable law and interim measure (10) Introduction to ICSID arbitral rules(II):Challenge and annulment procedures (11) Introduction to ICSID arbitral rules(II): Enforcement and sovereign immunity The course is designed to help students establish the basic capacity to deal with issues on foreign investment law. It will also help students have good basic knowledges of investment arbitration. College of Engineering Main Campus Class sessions will be conducted by lectures, students’ presentations and discussions. 2. Each student is required to pick up a topic and make presentation in class. The topic shall be approved by the instructor. 3. The Power-Point slides should be delivered to the instructor, teaching assistant and students via e-mail and ceiba three days prior to presentation. 4. Each student is required to write a term paper at the end of the semester. The topic of the term paper needs to be approved by the instructor. The 10-page full-paper should use blue book citation. 5. Attendance for all classes and active class participation is strongly encouraged. In no event, the participants should miss two classes without good reason. 6. The course evaluation will be based on class participation (including attendance and discussion) (40%), the presentation (30%) and the final term paper (30%). Tung-Wu Lu 15 Wednesday 2,3,4 Biomed7054 (548EM0910) 3 (College of Medicine) Graduate Institute of Occupational Therapy,
(College of Engineering) Graduate Institute of Bomedical Engineering,
(College of Medicine) Graduate Institute of Occupational Therapy
*Registration eligibility: graduate students.
http://bme.ntu.edu.tw/english/

This class provides an introduction to the interactions between cells and the surfaces of biomaterials. The course covers: surface chemistry and physics of selected metals, polymers, and ceramics; surface characterization methodology; modification of biomaterials surfaces; quantitative assays of cell behavior in culture; biosensors and microarrays; bulk properties of implants; and acute and chronic response to implanted biomaterials. General topics include biosensors, drug delivery, and tissue engineering. This class provides an introduction to the interactions between cells and the surfaces of biomaterials. The course covers: surface chemistry and physics of selected metals, polymers, and ceramics; surface characterization methodology; modification of biomaterials surfaces; quantitative assays of cell behavior in culture; biosensors and microarrays; bulk properties of implants; and acute and chronic response to implanted biomaterials. General topics include biosensors, drug delivery, and tissue engineering. College of Engineering Main Campus Feng-Huei Lin 40 Tuesday 2,3,4 Biomed5001 (548EU0110) 3 *Registration eligibility: graduate students.
(College of Engineering) Graduate Institute of Bomedical Engineering,
(College of Engineering Ph.D.Program of Greem Materials and Precision Devices,
Non-degree Program: Nano-Technology Engineering http://bme.ntu.edu.tw/english/

課程名稱: 細胞微機電及微流體導論 (Introduction to Cellular BioMEMS and Biomicrofluidics) 1.Cellular biomechanics: anatomy and physiology of cells, mechanics of cytoskeleton, cell-matrix interaction, focal adhesions, mechanical model, mechanoreceptors, mechanical behavior of cells: mitosis, migration, and introduction to infection induced cell abnormality. 2.Tissue Engineering: microcirculation, capillary anatomy, diffusion and convection, Starling law, osmotic pressure, interstitial flow, basics of angiogenesis and vasculogenesis. 3.BioMEMS: Photolithography, bulk micromachining, surface micromachining, micro-molding, plastic manufacturing. 4.Microfluidics: scaling laws, surface to volume ratio, hydraulic resistance, wall shear stress, diffusion, capillary flow, hydrodynamics in porous media. 5.Special topic: Cell-based chip for biotechnology – bioreactors, studies of mechanics of abnormal cells, cell sorting, cell trapping. 6.Special topic: BioMEMS for cell biology – substrate dependency of cells, cell-cell contact, cell migration. 7.Special topic: Tissue microengineering – 3D culture, angiogenesis, vasculogenesis, organ on a chip. (1) Introduce how to use basic mechanics to explain cell and tissue mechanics. (2) Explain how to apply cell mechanics to the design of BioMEMS and Biomicrofluidic devices (3) Understand the applications of BioMEMS and Biomicrofluidics in medical applications College of Engineering Main Campus Yu-Hsiang Hsu 20 Tuesday 7,8,9 AM7166 (543EM5310) 3 Non-degree Program: Nano-Technology Engineering,
(College of Engineering) Graduate Institute of Applied Mechanics http://www.iam.ntu.edu.tw/English/EN-homepage/homepage-Frameset.htm

Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) enable tiny devices or systems that can realize functions not easily achievable via transistor devices alone. This course focuses on the physical principles, tools, methodologies needed to properly model various types of MEMS sensors that are extensively used in our daily life. In addition, characterization of such MEMS sensors using open-source hardware will be covered through several hands-on laboratory sessions. College of Engineering Main Campus Experiments on Electronics Wei-Chang Li 16 Tuesday 7,8,9 AM7174 (543EM5370) 3 (College of Engineering) Graduate Institute of Applied Mechanics http://www.iam.ntu.edu.tw/English/EN-homepage/homepage-Frameset.htm

Course Syllabus: This design studio aims to bring the operation of spatial scenario into the field/work of the real world, and further amplify the analyses of social characters, landscape textures, and local narratives to construct a design methodology that is based on the site-specific and community-oriented mode of placemaking. The field operation is focused either on Taipei’s Shezi Island or Gah-lah, and the students will decide the location(s) of design intervention after individual and group visits. The possible sites include: 1. Li-zhongji courtyard house, Fu-zhou Settlement, Shezi Island 2. The route along the Waterfront Houseboat-Mouth of the Theater, His-zhou-di Settlement 3. The route along the embankment wall bike trail ramp-Li He-hsing House, His-sha-wei Settlement 4. Wanhe Garden, Fuzhou Settlement The Gah-lah site of Taipei’s south Wanhua District will be an in-situ transformation of a former dormitory bungalow interior into a shared community space. 5. Institution zoning #9 bungalow house The operation in either of the two fields is grounded on the spatial and social foundations established from previous practicum studios, and may involve hands-on construction. The design attitude of this studio is akin to the value revealed in the book title and case studies of Design Like You Give a Damn, and can be regarded as an intention of socially engaged design. Field/work is a learning site, and design is a process of spatial action. We will also appropriate the dialectics of ‘space of representation’ and ‘representation of space’ by Henri Lefebvre as the inception of understanding the field. But the building mode of the ordinary, or self-built/illegal buildings in Shezi Island or Gah-lah is rather different from the architectural production under the modernistic contract. The buildings are not necessarily constructed following the patent ‘representation’ (or architectural drawings, models, or 3D simulations), and the typology and meaning of their spatial symbols need to be researched and surveyed to become local knowledge. To ‘register’ or record the existing building patterns and spatial structures of the field can be regarded as a reverse typifying of ‘representation of space,’ that is, the ‘spaces of representation’ produced by ordinary people’s ‘spatial practices’ must be endowed with the source of meanings for the ‘representation of spaces’ so that we can extract the patterns, types, or critiques which the ensuing phases of the spatial production depend upon. When we systemize the representations of ordinary spatial practices, we may be able to construct a site-specific pattern language and develop the spatial scenario relevant to the design approach. This studio also encourages participant students to submit design proposals for New Taipei City’s ‘Social Housing for the Youth’ competition, and it will be further discussed through a collective decision making process. 1. learning the methodology of placemaking in design 2. hands-on practices and field researches of the real sites 3. collaborative design and community participation College of Engineering Main Campus 1. full participation and design practices 2. field works and representations 3. drawings, models, and presentations of different design phases 15 Tuesday A,B,C,D Friday A,B,C,D BP5016 (544EU1790) 6 *Registration eligibility: juniors and above.

(College of Engineering) Graduate Institute of Building & Planning http://en.bp.ntu.edu.tw/

1. Overview on Organic Functional Materials for Chemical Industry.(2 hr) 2. Functional Polymer Synthesis (6 hr) (1) Controlled polymerization using organocatalyst (2) Group transfer polymerization of methacrylate and acrylate (3) Ring-opening polymerization of epoxide (4) Ring-opening polymerization of cyclic ester and carbonate 3. Architecture and Morphology Control of Organic Materials (6 hr) (1) Synthesis of architecturally complex polymers (2) Synthesis of branched polymers (3) Synthesis of cyclic polymers (4) Phase separation and self-assembly of architecturally complex polymers 4. Electronic Device Applications (4 hr) II. Prerequisites: Organic Chemistry or Polymer Chemistry III. Grading Policy: Term paper or written exam. IV. Lecture Notes (ppt viewgraphs) will be provided but no textbook. Let the student understand the recent advances of polymer synthesis and applications. College of Engineering Main Campus Prerequisites: Organic Chemistry or Polymer Chemistry Wen Chang Chen 20 Thursday A,B,C ChemE5056 (524EU0650) 1 (College of Engineering) Graduate Institute of Chemical Engineering,
(College of Engineering) Department of Chemical Engineering http://www.che.ntu.edu.tw/che/?lang=en

In this course we will cover the modern perspective of magnetism and magnetic materials. The lecture will start from the basics of electromagnetism and quantum mechanics, then go deeper into the concepts of quantum spin, spin-orbit interaction, and exchange interaction…etc. After understanding these basic principles, we will discuss the origins of various types of magnetic properties in different materials as well as the characterization techniques for obtaining these properties. For the last part, we will discuss the modern approach of combining electronics and magnetism into one big spintronics picture. We will go over some remarkable discoveries such as Giant magnetoresistance (GMR) and spin transfer torque (STT), which revolutionized the contemporary magnetic-memory development. I. Electromagnetism in a nutshell II. Quantum mechanics in a nutshell III. Magnetism in materials IV. Characterization techniques V. Transport measurements VI. Spintronics: Modern magnetism College of Engineering Main Campus General physics, Introduction to materials science and engineering Chi-Feng Pai 30 Wednesday 2,3,4 MSE7025 (527EM1690) 3 (College of Engineering) Graduate Institute of Materials Science and Engineering
http://www.mse.ntu.edu.tw/index.php?lang=en

The objective of this course is to explore the applications of biotechnology in environmental monitoring, environmental risk assessment, and remediation. The contents will cover microbial metabolic reactions, biodegradation of pollutants, and engineering applications in water, soil, and groundwater treatments. 1. Basics of microbial metabolism and ecology 2. Microbial degradation kinetics 3. Aerobic and anaerobic transformation 4. Biofilms 5. Bioremediation (soil and groundwater) 6. Phytoremediation 7. Biotechnology in wastewater treatment (aerobic and anaerobic) 8. Bioenergy recovery (from waste to energy) 9. Biotechnology in water treatment College of Engineering Main Campus Environmental microbiology Hsin-Shin Tung 20 Monday 7,8,9 EnvE8017 (541ED1150) 3 (College of Engineering) Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering http://enve.ntu.edu.tw/dispPageBox/giee/GieeENHP.aspx?ddsPageID=GIEEEN

The course has the following major components: 1. Water uses and pollution: Overview of water characteristics, water uses, water pollutants; sources of water pollution, characteristics of domestic wastewater and industrial wastewater 2. Chemical reaction and pollutant transfer: Reaction kinetics, reaction equilibrium, mass balance, reactor performance, pollutant transport model 3. Water Quality in Natural Systems: Analysis of Lake eutrophication, conventional pollutants in rivers, etc.. 4. Water Pollution Management: Water quality monitoring, pollution management practices 1. Understand fundamental principles of water quality management 2. Use mathematical models to deal with water quality problems in natural and engineered systems. These include mass balance, reaction kinetics, and transfer mechanisms 3. Equip the knowledge to analyze the problems associated with water quality to predict impacts associated with the pollution of the environment College of Engineering Main Campus This course is taught in English Yi-Pin Lin 30 Tuesday 7,8,9 EnvE7073 (541EM0720) 3 (College of Engineering) Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering http://enve.ntu.edu.tw/dispPageBox/giee/GieeENHP.aspx?ddsPageID=GIEEEN

This is the first course in numerical analysis for graduate students. The main objectives of this course include: (1) development and applications of numerical methods when analytical techniques are not available; (2) development of a conceptual framework for analysis of methods to fix the problem; (3) discrete calculus and approximations; (4) tradeoffs between accuracy and computational cost; 1. Interpolation (3 hrs)
(1) Lagrange Polynomials
(2) Polynomial Interpolations; Splines
2. Numerical Differentiation (4 hrs)
(1) Construction of Finite Difference Scheme, Order of Accuracy
(2) Modified Wavenumber as a Measure of Accuracy
(3) Pade Approximation
(4) Matrix Representation of Finite Difference Schemes
3. Numerical Integration (8 hrs)
(1) Trapezoidal Rule; Simpson’S Rule; Error Analysis and Mid-Point Rule
(2) Romberg Integration and Richardson’S Extrapolation
(3) Adaptive Quadrature; Gauss Quadrature
4. Numerical Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations (10 hrs)
(1) Initial Value Problems; Numerical Stability Analysis, Model Equation
(2) Accuracy; Phase and Amplitude Errors
(3) Runge-Kutta Type Formulas, Multi-Step Methods; Implicit Methods
(4) System of Differential Equations; Stiffness
(5) Linearization For Implicit Solution of Non-Linear Differential Equations
(6) Boundary Value Problems, Shooting, Direct Methods, Non-Uniform Grids, Eigenvalue Problems
5. Partial Differential Equations (10 hrs)
(1) Finite-Difference Solution of Partial Differential Equations
(2) Modified Wavenumber and Von Neumann Stability Analysis, Modified Equations Analysis
(3) Alternating Direction Implicit Methods; Non-Linear Equations; Iterative Methods for Elliptic Pde’s College of Engineering Main Campus HOMEWORKS (55%); MIDTERM EXAM (%15); FINAL EXAM (%30) Chou, Yi-Ju 54 Tuesday 7,8,9 AM7008 (543EM1110) 3 (College of Engineering) Graduate Institute of Applied Mechanics
http://www.iam.ntu.edu.tw/English/EN-homepage/homepage-Frameset.htm