Introduction to Circuits, Signals, and Systems

BME 211

Text: “Introduction to Electric Circuits,” by Richard Dorf and James Svoboda, (Wiley), 9th edition, 2013.

Grading:

Exam 1 25%

Exam 2 25%

Final 35%

HW 15%

Prof: Charles Cain, 2121 Gerstacker Bldg.

Winter 2017

Note: Exam dates decided by class vote near the suggested dates indicated below. THESE DATES ARE TENTATIVE!!!

Date

/

Dorf & Svoboda

Jan. 5 (Th) / 1.1-1.6
10 / 2.1-2.4
12 / 3.1-3.4
17 / 4.1-4.2
19
Important Basic Topics! / 4.3-4.4
(Chapter 4)
24 / 4.5-4.7
26 / 5.1-5.2
Jan 31 / 5.3-5.4
Feb 2 (Th) / 5.5-5.6 (Tentative Exam 1)
7 / 6.1-6.3
9
Pay particular attention to / 6.4-6.5
Class Notes on Op Amps!
14 / 6.6-6.8
16 / 7.1-7.2
21 / 7.3-7.4
23 Feb (Th) / 7.5-7.8 (Break Feb 25-Mar 5)
6 March (Tu) / 8.1-8.3
8 / 8.4-8.7
13 / Linear Systems Notes
15 / Linear Systems Notes
20 / Linear Systems Notes
22 / Linear Systems Notes (Exam 2 Tentative)
27 / 14.1-14.4 (Break Nov23-27)
29 March (Th) / 14.5-14.8
April 4 (Tu)
For Final Exam Schedule: / 10.1-10.3
http://ro.umich.edu/exams/winter17.php
6 / 10.4-10.6
8 / 10.7-10.8
11 / 10.9-10.10
13
Final Exam Schedule / http://ro.umich.edu/exams/winter17.php
18 (last day)
Spring Break / 25 Feb – 5 March
2 Feb (Exam1 Tentative)
22March (Exam2 Tentative)

TERMS OFFERED: Winter and Fall

CATALOG DESCRIPTION:

Students will learn circuits and linear systems concepts necessary for analysis and design of biomedical systems. Theory will be motivated by examples from biomedical engineering. Topics covered include electrical circuit fundamentals, operational amplifiers, frequency response, electrical transients, impulse response, transfer functions, and convolution, all motivated by circuit and biomedical examples. Elements of continuous time domain- frequency domain analytical techniques will be developed.

COURSE TOPICS:

1. Electrical circuit fundamentals

2. circuit analysis techniques and theorems

3. Electrical transients

4. operational amplifiers

5. biomedical instrumentation amplifiers

6. Laplace and Fourier transforms

7. singularity functions

8. Impulse response, transfer functions, and convolution

9. Biomedical and circuit examples of linear system characterization

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. Generate physical understanding of fundamental circuits and systems concepts

2. Relate classroom material to real-world applications including selected biomedical systems

3. Teach students basic circuit and linear systems including transients, frequency response, impulse response, and transfer functions.

4. Develop mathematical concepts necessary to accomplish the above including convolution, Laplace transforms, and Fourier transforms.

5. Use circuit and biomedical examples to motivate linear systems concepts.

Honor Code: Applies to all HW and Exams!