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BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

 
 

EBME 401. Bioelectric Phenomena

 

Description
Models of excitable cells and membranes. Neural and Cardiac action potentials. Propagation of excitation. Bioelectric sources, volume conductor fields. Electric Field interaction with excitable tissue.

Course Goals
The goal of this course is to provide working knowledge of theoretical methods that are used in the fields of Electrophysiology and Bioelectricity. These methods will be applied to describe, from a theoretical and quantitative perspective, the electrical behavior of nerve and muscle and the associated and applied electrical and magnetic fields.

Prerequisites
Differential equations, physiology, circuits.

Class/laboratory Schedule
Two 75 minute sessions per week.

Semesters and Years Offered
Offered spring every year.

Computer Usage
Mathematica will be used.

Course Objectives

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