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Course Introduction

Course Introduction. BIOE 4200. Class Website. www.bioe.eng.utoledo.edu Click on Scott Molitor > Courses > BIOE 4200 Contains all information you need Syllabus includes grading policies, office hours, lecture schedule

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Course Introduction

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  1. Course Introduction BIOE 4200

  2. Class Website • www.bioe.eng.utoledo.edu • Click on Scott Molitor > Courses > BIOE 4200 • Contains all information you need • Syllabus includes grading policies, office hours, lecture schedule • Assignments describes assigned problems and project sections, shows due dates • Announcements for cancellations, revised due dates, class in computer room, etc. • Lecture notes as provided

  3. Grading Policies • Three exams and one final (60%) • Each exam is 20%, lowest score dropped • All exams open book & open note • Group project (25%) • Model and analyze biological or medical system • Various stages due throughout the semester • Group members receive same grade • Homework assignments (15%) • Receive full credit if you gave “reasonable” effort • I will hand out solutions, won’t correct answers • You are encouraged to work together

  4. Course Objectives • To learn how to create and analyze mathematical models of physical systems • Includes mechanical, electrical and chemical systems • Don’t view this as electrical engineering type course • Emphasize biological, physiologic and medical applications

  5. Mathematical Models • Sets of equations that approximate the function of a physical system • Variables represent physical quantities • Equations are applications of physical laws or empirical data that represent transformations between the relevant physical quantities • Employ analytical or computational solutions of equations to approximate system behavior • You have spent much time in your previous engineering courses learning this process!

  6. Why Mathematical Modeling? • Low cost • All you need a brain and a computer • Much cheaper than building physical equivalents • Accessibility • Can sometimes use models to answer questions that cannot be addressed experimentally • May not be ethical to obtain data from humans or animals • Starting point for any new design • Models can indicate whether an idea will work • Can suggest tests/experiments you need to perform once the physical system is constructed

  7. Course Outline • Schematic representations of physical systems • Modeling behavior of physical processes with differential equations • Simulation and analysis of differential equations • Methods to control and improve system performance

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