Department of Bioengineering

BIOEN 5101/6101/6102
Engineering Priciples in Bioinstsumentation
Fall 2007
Lectures: T, H 9:10 - 10:30 AM
Classroom: WEB 1230
More information: WebCT

Course Instructor

Larry Zeng, Ph.D.
Phone: 581-3918
Email: larry@ucair.med.utah.edu
Office: Room 2115, UCAIR (Utah Center for Advanced Imaging Research), 729 Arapeen Drive (Research Park, CAMT biulding, across the street of the University East Village). See Map
Office Hours: Every working day 8 AM - 6 PM (Please call before you come, just in case I am not in.)

TA

Matt Jacobsen
matt.jacobsen@utah.edu
Elliott Karren
elliottkarren@hotmail.com

Required Textbook

"Principles of Bioinstrumentation" (ISBN 0-471-60514-x) by Richard A. Normann
Available at Union Copy Center (158 Olpin) ($15 ?)

Grading

Undergraduate students must attend lectures. Penalty for not attending lectures: Half a letter grade deduction per 5 missing lectures.
  • BIOEN 5101 (Undergraduate only, lecture and lab)
    Best Test 25%, 2nd Best Test 20%, 3rd Best Test 20%, Worst Test 5%, Lab 25%, Homework 5%

  • BIOEN 6101(Graduate only, lecture, lab, and paper) Switch to 6102 if you would.
    Best Test 25%, 2nd Best Test 20%, 3rd Best Test 20%, Worst Test 5%, Lab 22%, Homework 5%, Paper 3%

  • BIOEN 6102 (graduate only, lecture and paper)
    Best Test 30%, 2nd Best Test 20%, 3rd Best Test 20%, Worst Test 10%, Homework 15%, Paper 5%

    • Test Schedule

  • Test #1: 9/11
  • Test #2: 10/4
  • Test #3: 11/1
  • Test #4: 12/13 (8:00-10:00)

    • Lab Schedule (Room MEB 2560, M, T, 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM)

  • Lab #1: 8/27-28
  • Lab #2: 9/17-18
  • Lab #3: 10/15-16
  • Lab #4: 11/5-6
  • Lab #5: 11/26-27

    • Tentative Calendar

    8/21 – Ch. 1
    8/23 - Ch. 1
    8/28 – Ch. 2
    8/30 – Ch. 2
    9/4 – Ch. 2
    9/6 – Review
    9/11 - Test #1
    9/13 – Ch. 4
    9/18 – Ch. 4
    9/20 – Ch. 5
    9/25 - Ch. 5
    9/27 – Ch. 6
    10/2 – Review
    10/4 – Test #2
    10/6-14 – Fall Break
    10/10 – Ch. 7
    10/16 – Ch. 7 (and Ch. 8)
    10/18 – Ch. 8
    10/23 – Appendix
    10/25 – Ch. 9
    10/30 – (No class. Larry is out of town this week)
    11/1 – Test #3
    11/6 – Ch. 10
    11/8 – Ch. 11
    11/13 – Ch. 11
    11/15 – Ch. 12
    11/20 – Ch. 12
    11/22-25 –Thanksgiving Break
    11/27 - Ch. 3
    11/29 – Ch. 3
    12/4 – Ch. 3
    12/6 - Review
    12/13 (8:00-10:00) – Test #4

    Graduate Student (BE 6101/6102) Paper

    Suggested length between 6 to 10 pages including figures and references.
    Use 11 pt font and single line spacing.
    Select a topic of your own choice. The paper should be an overview of a new biomedical system that is not mentioned in our text book. Present the history of the development and the working principle of the system. Give your own critique of the system. Under what conditions this system does not work very well? Suggest a potential method to improve the system.
    Paper Due: Dec. 13, 2007 during Test #4.

    Last update: August 17, 2007, lz