B M E 220: Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
(Cross-listed with CH E). (3-0) Cr. 3. S.
Prereq: BIOL 212; (CHEM 167 or CHEM 177); (A B E 160 or AER E 160 or C E 160 or CH E 160 or CPR E 185 or E E 185 or ENGR 160 or I E 148 or M E 160 or S E 185); MATH 166; PHYS 232; PHYS 232L
Engineering analysis of basic biology and engineering problems associated with living systems and health care delivery. The course will illustrate biomedical engineering applications in such areas as: biotechnology, biomechanics, biomaterials and tissue engineering, and biosignal and image processing, and will introduce the basic life sciences and engineering concepts associated with these topics.