| Professor: | Charles S. Tritt, Ph.D. |
| Office: | S-355C |
| Phone: | 277-7421 (office), 769-0847 (home), 277-7465 (fax) |
| Hours: | 1:00-1:50 W & F and 1:00-2:50 on Tu & Th by appointment |
| Lecture: | 2:00-2:50 M, W & F in CC-05 |
| Textbook: | Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurements, 2nd ed. Leslie Cromwell, Fred J. Weibell and Erich A. Pfeiffer. Prentice Hall ISBN 0-13-076448-5. |
| Reference texts: | The American Medical Association Encyclopedia of Medicine Charles B. Clayman, Ed. Random House ISBN 0-394-56528-2. |
| Introduction to Biomedical Equipment Technology, 3rd ed. Joseph J. Carr and John M. Brown. Prentice Hall ISBN 0-13-849431-2. | |
| Any good college level Biology and Physiology books. | |
| Web page: | http://www.msoe.edu/~tritt/be352 |
| Week | Date | Topic |
| 1 | 9/9 | Introduction to Biomedical Engineering (Chap. 1)|
| 9/11 | Introduction to Biochemistry and Cell Biology | |
| 2 | 9/14 | Introduction to Mammalian Physiology |
| 9/16 | Ethical Issues in Biomedical Engineering | |
| 9/18 | Ethical Issues (continued) | |
| 3 | 9/21 | Transducers (Chap. 2) |
| 9/23 | Temperature and Chemical Measurements (Sec.'s 4.3 & 9.1 & Chap. 13) | |
| 9/24 | Bioelectric Potentials (Chap. 3) | |
| 4 | 9/28 | Bioelectrodes (Chap 4) |
| 9/30 | Electrical Safety (Chap. 16) | |
| 10/2 | Cardiovascular System (Chap. 5-7 & 12) | |
| 5 | 10/5 | Midterm Exam |
| 10/7 | Cardiovascular System (continued) | |
| 10/9 | Cardiovascular System (continued) | |
| 6 | 10/12 | Cardiovascular System (continued) |
| 10/14 | Respiratory System (Chap. 8) | |
| 10/16 | Respiratory System (continued) | |
| 7 | 10/19 | Respiratory System (continued) |
| 10/21 | Nervous System (Chap. 10-11) | |
| 10/23 | Nervous System (continued) | |
| 8 | 10/26 | Surgical Equipment |
| 10/28 | Surgical Equipment (continued) | |
| 10/30 | Implants and Tissue Engineering | |
| 9 | 11/2 | Implants and Tissue Engineering (continued) |
| 11/4 | Implants and Tissue Engineering (continued) | |
| 11/6 | Medical Imaging Equipment (Sec.'s 9.2-9.3 and Chap. 14) | |
| 10 | 11/9 | Medical Imaging Equipment (continued) |
| 11/11 | (Veterans Day) Medical Imaging Equipment (continued) | |
| 11/13 | Medical Imaging Equipment (continued) |
The final exam will be Tuesday, November 17 from 2:00 to 4:00 in CC-05.
| Homework | 25% (about 5% each) |
| Quizzes | 10% |
| Term paper & presentation | 15% |
| Midterm exam | 20% |
| Final exam | 30% |
Exams will be closed book and closed notes.
My standard class policies on attendance, assignments, tests and quizzes, learning objectives and determination of final grades are posted on the web at http://www.msoe.edu/~tritt/policies.html.
Send comments and suggestions to:
Dr. Charles S. Tritt
This page last updated 10/2/98