Allergic diseases are common and of increasing importance. In this course symptoms and management of allergies such as hay fever, asthma, eczema or food allergy are presesented. The importnat interactions between environmental factors such as air quality, climate, nutrition and form and frequency of allergic diseases will be discussed.

This lecture provides a wide overview over analog filters (continuous-time and discrete-time), signal-processing systems, and sigma-delta conversion, and gives examples with sensor interfaces and class-D audio drivers. All systems and circuits are treated using a signal-flow view. The lecture is suitable for both analog and digital designers.

Overview over the main steps in the evolutionary history of human beings; focus on the functional morphology of the bipedal locomotion and its consequences.