Jordan University of Science and Technology
Faculty of Engineering
Biomedical Engineering Department
BME-230: Tools for Biomedical Engineers
Winter 2015
Course Catalog
1 Credit hour (3 h Lab).Basic software packages used in various stages of the Biomedical Engineering
curriculum, Matlab, Mathcad, Computational mechanics software, Electrical circuits modeling
softwares.
Textbooks
1) Introduction to Matlab, D. Etter, second edition.
2) Introduction to Mathcad 15, R. Larsen, 3rd edition.
3) Introduction to PSpice for Electric Circuits, Nilson and Reidel.
References
Books
Introduction to PSpice Using OrCAD for Circuits and Electronics (3rd Edition)by Muhammad H. Rashid James, M.
Lee.
2) Introduction to Matlab for Engineers, W. Palm.
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Instructor
Instructor
Dr. Areen Al-Bashir
Office Location
Office Phone
Office Hours
E-mail
Engineer
College of Engineering building, C5-L1
720-1000 ext: 22289
Mon and Wed. 11:15-12:45 , Tue : 10:15-2:15 and by appointment
akbashir@just.edu.jo
TasneemHlail , Ansam Al-Omari
Prerequisites
Prerequisites by topic
Prerequisites by course
Co-requisites by course
Prerequisite for
Programming Langauge
CS 114
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TentativeLab Schedule
Week
1
2
3
4-5
6
7-8
9
10-13
14-15
Topics
No Lab.
Introduction to Microsoft office/Excel
Introduction to SPSS
Introduction to Mathcad
Introduction to PSpice
Freelab + Midterm exam
Introduction to Multisim
Introduction to MATLAB
Freelab + Final exam
Topic in Text
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Evaluation
Assessment Tool
Quizzes
Performance
Class work
Home work
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Expected Due Date
One week after homework problems are assigned
During the Lab
During the Lab
At the beginning of the next lab session
According to the department schedule
Final Exams week (Labs)
Weight
5%
5%
5%
15%
30 %
40 %
Objectives and Outcomes1
Objectives
Outcomes
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The objectives of this course are to
develop the student's understanding
of appropriate uses of computer
systems and to develop the student's
skill in using a computer as a tool to
solve engineering problems.
(A,B,E,F,I,K)
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Use Excel,SPSS, Mathcad, and Matlab to solve problems that
require mathematical manipulations
Create engineering graphs using Excel,SPSS, Mathcad, and
Matlab
Write Matlab script files and Excel ,SPSS, Mathcad worksheets
that include input/output, control structures, looping, arrays,
and functions
Determine which software program would be best suited for
solving a particular problem in various situations
Perform a simple analysis of numerical data including mean,
mode, median, standard deviation, linear regression and
correlation using Excel, SPSS,Mathcad, and Matlab
Find the roots of linear and nonlinear equations using Excel,
Mathcad, and Matlab
Solve systems of linear equations using Mathcad and Matlab
Perform simple matrix operations using Mathcad and Matlab
Numerically and symbolically integrate a variety of different
types of equations using Mathcad and Matlab
Perform circuit analysis using PSpice software
Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component
This Lab contributes to building the fundamental basic tools for solving and analyzing engineering problems
Relationship to Program Outcomes (%)
A
20
B
5
C
D
E
10
F
5
G
H
I
10
J
K
50
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Relationship to Biomedical Engineering Program Objectives
PEO1 PEO2 PEO3 PEO 4
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Last Modified:
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May1st, 2015
Lower-case letters in brackets refer to the Program outcomes
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