Introduction to Circuits, Signals, and Systems
BME 211
Text: “Introduction to Electric Circuits,” by Richard Dorf and James Svoboda, (Wiley),
7th edition, 2006.
Grading:
Exam 1
Exam 2
Final
HW
25%
25%
30%
20%
Prof: Charles Cain, 2121 Gerstacker Bldg.
Fall 2009
Note: Exam dates decided by class vote near the suggested dates indicated below.
THESE DATES ARE TENTATIVE!!!
Date
Sept. 9
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Dorf & Svoboda
1.1-1.3
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Tentative Exam 1 date
6.1-6.2
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Nov 2
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Dec 2
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FALL BREAK
6.7
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7.1-7.2
7.3
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7.5-7.6
7.7-7.8
8.1-8.2
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Linear Systems Notes
Linear Systems Notes
Linear Systems Notes
Linear Systems Notes
Linear Systems Notes
Linear Systems Notes
Linear Systems Notes
Linear Systems Notes
Linear System s Notes
THANKSGIVING BREAK
THANKSGIVING BREAK
Tentative Exam 2 date
14.1-14.4
14.5
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14 last day
14.6-14.7
14.8
10.1-10.4
10.5-10.7
10.8-10.9
10.9-10.10
TERMS OFFERED: Fall
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Students will learn circuits and linear systems concepts necessary for analysis and design of biomedical
systems. Theory will be motivated by examples from biomedical engineering. Topics covered include
electrical circuit fundamentals, operational amplifiers, frequency response, electrical transients, impulse
response, transfer functions, and convolution, all motivated by circuit and biomedical examples. Elements
of continuous time domain- frequency domain analytical techniques will be developed.
COURSE TOPICS:
1. Electrical circuit fundamentals
2. circuit analysis techniques and theorems
3. Electrical transients
4. operational amplifiers
5. biomedical instrumentation amplifiers
6. Laplace and Fourier transforms
7. singularity functions
8. Impulse response, transfer functions, and convolution
9. Biomedical and circuit examples of linear system characterization
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. Generate physical understanding of fundamental circuits and systems concepts
2. Relate classroom material to real-world applications including selected biomedical systems
3. Teach students basic circuit and linear systems including transients, frequency response, impulse
response, and transfer functions.
4. Develop mathematical concepts necessary to accomplish the above including convolution, Laplace
transforms, and Fourier transforms.
5. Use circuit and biomedical examples to motivate linear systems concepts.