BME 2740: Biomedical Engineering Simulation

 

Fall 2004

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INSTRUCTOR:           Nikolaos Tsoukias

OFFICE:                      EAS 2674                    PHONE: 348-7291

                                    Office Hours 4:00-7:00 M W

EMAIL:                       tsoukias@fiu.edu

 

Textbooks:                 Required

Modeling and Simulation in Medicine and the Life Sciences

                                  by Hoppensteadt and Peskin.

                                  Springer-Verlag Publisher

                                  Introduction to Matlab 6

                                  By Etter, Kuncicky and Hull

                                  Prentice Hall

                                  Recommended

                                  Matlab Programming for Engineers

                                  By Chapman

                                  Computer Simulation in Biology

by Keen and Spain

                                 

                                 

Class Description:

 

Biomedical applications of computer modeling using Matlab and/or other academic design and analysis software. Emphasis is on applying engineering principles using software packages commonly used in academics and industry for experimental design and analysis and mathematical modeling. The objective of this course is to introduce mathematical and computer modeling and simulation. Students will learn to apply mathematical methods in modeling physiological and biological systems.

 

Course Objectives:

 

      By the end of this course, students should:

 

1.      Become familiar with medical and engineering terminology.

2.      Become familiar with human anatomy and physiology.

3.      Learn to apply basic principles of engineering and physics to solve physiological problems.

4.      Learn the process of developing mathematical models.

5.      Learn the importance of simulations to the modeling process.

6.      Learn to code models in Matlab.

7.      Learn to write concise but complete reports.


POINTS DISTRIBUTION:     HW Assignments          25%

                                                Matlab Project             25%

                                                Mid Term Exam           25%

                                                Final Exam                   25%

 

 

TENTATIVE COURSE OUTLINE

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Session          Topic                                                                                                   Reference

                                                                                                                                   

1                      Introduction to Mathematical Modeling and Simulation              Keen

2-4                   Introduction to Matlab: Chapters 2&3                                      Etter

5-9                   The Heart and Circulation: Chapter 1                                                    Hoppensteadt

10-13               Numerical Methods: Chapter 6                                                 Etter

14                    Mid Term Exam

15-19               Chapter 2: Gas Exchange in the Lungs                                       Hoppensteadt

20-21               Simulink                                                                                               Khoo (handout)

22-23               Control Volume and Electrical Properties                                              Hoppensteadt

      of Cell Membranes: Chapter 3

24-25               Muscle Mechanics: Chapter 5                                                               Hoppensteadt

26                    Final Exam

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Grading Scale

95-100    A

90-94.9   A-

86-89.9   B+

82-85.9   B

78-81.9   B-

74-77.9   C+

70-73.9   C

66-69.9   C-

60-65.9   D