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BME5937: Biomedical Instrumentation: Fall 2003

This document provides information about the BME5937: Biomedical Instrumentation course for Fall 2003. It lists the instructor's contact information, prerequisite knowledge, class meeting times and location, required textbook, course objectives covering major topics in biomedical instrumentation, and grading breakdown. It also outlines policies on late homework and academic honesty.

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BME5937: Biomedical Instrumentation: Fall 2003

This document provides information about the BME5937: Biomedical Instrumentation course for Fall 2003. It lists the instructor's contact information, prerequisite knowledge, class meeting times and location, required textbook, course objectives covering major topics in biomedical instrumentation, and grading breakdown. It also outlines policies on late homework and academic honesty.

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BME5937: Biomedical Instrumentation

Fall 2003
Instructor: Hans van Oostrom, Ph.D.
Office: Brain Institute L1-180 (352) 846-0935
Office hours: Wed 2-3pm, Thu 1-2pm in BME BLD room PT145
Email: [email protected]

Prerequisite: This course is open to all graduate students with an interest in Biomedical Engineering.
Only a basic knowledge of physics and calculus is required. Undergraduate students are
encouraged to register.
Class Meeting: MWF 2rd period Location TBA
Class Homepage: http://plaza.ufl.edu/oostrom/bme5937.html
Required textbook: Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design, John G. Webster, editor, third
edition. John Wiley & sons, Inc. publishers. 1997. ISBN: 0-471-15368-0
Course Objectives: This course will present all the major methods for measuring physiological signals
from the human body. Whenever possible, actual physiological monitors will be used for the students to
try out. Major topics include:

• Basic concepts of medical • Measurements of flow and volume of


instrumentation blood

• Basic sensors and principles • Measurements of the respiratory system

• The origin of biopotentials • Chemical biosensors

• Biopotential electrodes • Clinical laboratory instrumentation

• Blood pressure and sound • Electrical safety


Grade Determination: 1/3 Homework, 1/3 midterm, 1/3 Final

Policies: Late policy for homeworks: 20% deducted per day, unless prior arrangements were
made with the instructor. All work is individual; students are encouraged to work together on the
homeworks, but the work that's handed in must be individual work.

Academic Honesty
As a result of completing the registration form at the University of Florida, every student has signed the following statement: "I understand that
the University of Florida expects its students to be honest in all their academic work. I agree to adhere to this commitment to academic honesty
and understand that my failure to comply with this commitment may result in disciplinary action up to and including expulsion from the
University." We agree to comply with the new Honor Code, which specifies that "We, the members of the University of Florida community,
pledge to hold ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity.

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