Dr. Ian Bruce
Room ITB-A213, Ext. 26984
e-mail: ibruce@mail.ece.mcmaster.ca
e-mail alias: ibruce@ieee.org
For MSAF use: brucei@mcmaster.ca
Office Hours: 12:30–1:20pm on most Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Larissa Taylor
taylorla@mcmaster.ca
Room ETB-432
Office Hours: 10:30–11:20am on Thursdays and FridaysMelih Yayli
yaylim@mcmaster.ca
Room ETB-432
Office Hours: 10:30–11:20am on Wednesdays and Fridays
EE3BA3_2018_outline.pdf
The main references are:
- S. V. Madihally, "Principles of Biomedical Engineering," Artech House, 2010.
(Print and electronic versions.)- S. A. Berger, E. W. Goldsmith, and E. R. Lewis, "Introduction to Bioengineering," Oxford University Press, 2000
- J. Enderle and J. Bronzino, "Introduction to Biomedical Engineering (3rd ed.)," Academic Press, 2011.
Other secondary references:
- A. C. Guyton and J. E. Hall, "Textbook of Medical Physiology," 10th Edition, W. B. Saunders, 2001. (13th Edition now available.)
- W. M. Saltzman, "Drug Delivery: Engineering Principles for Drug Therapy," Oxford University Press, 2001.
- J. T. Bushberg, J. A. Seibert, E. M. Leidholdt and J. M. Boone, "The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging," 2nd Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001. (3rd Edition available as e-book via McMaster Library.)
Previous years' student project presentations, quizzes and exams (problems and solutions).
Project presentation (20%); Midterm quizzes (2 × 20% = 40%); Final exam (40%)
There will be ≤ 48 one-hour scheduled class times (3 lectures + 1 tutorial per week) on:
Mondays & Wednesdays at 11:30am–12:20pm in T13-106, Tuesdays at 11:30am–12:20pm in MDCL-1009, and Fridays at 1:30–2:20pm in T13-106.These scheduled class times will be used for a mixture of lectures, class discussions, tutorials, and student presentations.
Lecture notes in PDF format will be posted on this web site (password protected).
Lecture #1 (Tuesday, September 4); Lecture #2 (Wednesday, September 5); Bioethics Discussion #1 (Friday, September 7)
Bioethics Discussion #2 (Monday, September 10); Lecture #3 (Tuesday, September 11); Lecture #4 (Wednesday, September 12)
Lecture #5 (Friday, September 14); Lecture #6 (Monday, September 17); Tutorial #1 (Tuesday, September 18)
Lecture #7 (Wednesday, September 19); Lecture #8 (Friday, September 21); Lecture #9 (Monday, September 24)
Tutorial #2 (Tuesday, September 25); Student Presentation #1 (Wednesday, September 26); Student Presentation #2 (Wednesday, September 26)
Student Presentation #3 (Friday, September 28); Student Presentation #4 (Friday, September 28); Student Presentation #5 (Monday, October 1)
Student Presentation #6 (Monday, October 1); Tutorial #3 (Tuesday, October 2); Student Presentation #7 (Wednesday, October 3)
Student Presentation #8 (Wednesday, October 3); Lecture #10 (Friday, October 5); No lecture on Monday, October 15
Tutorial #4 (Tuesday, October 16); Lecture #11 (Wednesday, October 17; Lecture #12 (Friday, October 19))
Monday, October 22 — continuing with notes from previous lecture; Tutorial #5 (Tuesday, October 23); Lecture #13 (Wednesday, October 24)
Lecture #14 (Friday, October 26); Lecture #15 (Monday, October 29); Tutorial #6 (Tuesday, October 30)
Lecture #16 (Wednesday, October 31); Lecture #17 (Friday, November 2); Lecture #18 (Monday, November 5)
Student Presentation #9 (Tuesday, November 6); Student Presentation #10 (Tuesday, November 6); Student Presentation #11 (Wednesday, November 7)
Student Presentation #12 (Wednesday, November 7); Student Presentation #13 (Friday, November 9); Student Presentation #14 (Friday, November 9)
Lecture #19 (Monday, November 12); Tutorial #7 (Tuesday, November 13); Lecture #20 (Wednesday, November 14)
Friday, November 16 — continuing with notes from previous lecture; Lecture #21 (Monday, November 19); Tutorial #8 (Tuesday, November 20)
NO LECTURES on Wednesday, November 21, and Friday, November 23; Student Presentation #15 (Monday, November 26)
Student Presentation #16 (Monday, November 26); Tutorial #9 (Tuesday, November 27); Student Presentation #17 (Wednesday, November 28)
Student Presentation #18 (Wednesday, November 28); Review Lecture (Friday, November 30); NO LECTURE on Monday, December 3
NO TUTORIAL on Tuesday, December 4; Review Lecture (Wednesday, December 5)
Midterm Quiz #1: Problems & Solutions
Date: Saturday, December 8
Time: 4:00pm
Duration: 2.5hrs
Place: T13-123Details of the exam format and content can be found here EE3BA3_final_details.pdf.
A draft of the list of the equations to be supplied with the exam paper can be found here EE3BA3_final_supplied.pdf.
McMaster Standard Calculator (Casio fx991 MS or MS Plus) only
The instructor reserves the right to choose the format (i.e., written or oral) of any deferred midterm or final exam in this course.
Please note that announcements concerning any type of graded material may be in any format (e.g., announcements may be made only in class, via the course e-mailing list, or on the course web site). Students are responsible for completing the graded material regardless of whether they received the announcement or not.
See the Course Outline (link given above) for a reminder of the applicable Faculty of Engineering and University policies.
Last updated Tuesday, December 4, 2018