Understanding The Human Machine: A Primer For BioengineeringWorld Scientific Publishing Company, 7 ott 2004 - 412 pagine This introductory book for undergraduate students poses a question: What is bioengineering all about? After offering a reference frame and defining the objectives (chapter 1), “physiology” (chapter 2) is presented as a source material followed by “signals” (chapter 3) and “signal pick up” (chapter 4). Chapter 5 deals with the biological amplifier. Reading the signal and the need for mathematical models are the subject matter, respectively, of chapters 6 and 7; they only provide guidance. The last chapter tries to look ahead. Sometimes, the subject is treated in relative depth; at times, the visit is more superficial. Formation rather than information is favored. Historical shots supply background material and spicy insights. Style is light, sprinkled with a little humor. There are exercises which allow students to learn independently. |
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Pagina vii
... Geddes, at Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, Texas, USA, to the level of full professorship and directorship of a graduate program, of collecting notes and material of different kinds, of actual research and technological ...
... Geddes, at Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, Texas, USA, to the level of full professorship and directorship of a graduate program, of collecting notes and material of different kinds, of actual research and technological ...
Pagina 6
... with the external and the implantable defibrillators (Tacker and Geddes, 1980), respectively, are quite recent names associated with the development of these devices which have saved and prolonged the life 6 Understanding the Human Machine.
... with the external and the implantable defibrillators (Tacker and Geddes, 1980), respectively, are quite recent names associated with the development of these devices which have saved and prolonged the life 6 Understanding the Human Machine.
Pagina 10
... Geddes has been one of the outstanding contributors to Bioengineering. When I was a graduate student at Baylor College of Medicine, he told me: “Start the sentence with an infinitive. It means you are going to act. The sentence should ...
... Geddes has been one of the outstanding contributors to Bioengineering. When I was a graduate student at Baylor College of Medicine, he told me: “Start the sentence with an infinitive. It means you are going to act. The sentence should ...
Pagina 25
... Geddes, roughly from 1957 to 1975. There used to be an Experimental Physiology Manual, by these two authors and now probably almost impossible to find (a real jewel for those who may still keep a copy), where practical details of the ...
... Geddes, roughly from 1957 to 1975. There used to be an Experimental Physiology Manual, by these two authors and now probably almost impossible to find (a real jewel for those who may still keep a copy), where practical details of the ...
Pagina 32
... (Geddes and Baker, 1989). A basic condition is that the indicator bolus must traverse at least once the central pump or duct, either the left or the right. Figure 2.7 represents a hydraulic and simplified model (which can actually be ...
... (Geddes and Baker, 1989). A basic condition is that the indicator bolus must traverse at least once the central pump or duct, either the left or the right. Figure 2.7 represents a hydraulic and simplified model (which can actually be ...
Sommario
1 | |
13 | |
What They Are | 217 |
4 Signal Pick Up | 271 |
5 Biological Amplifier | 299 |
Reading the Signals | 337 |
The Need of Mathematical Models | 349 |
8 Rounding Up and Looking Ahead | 359 |
References | 365 |
Index | 383 |
List of Figures | 393 |
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Understanding the Human Machine: A Primer for Bioengineering Max E. Valentinuzzi Anteprima limitata - 2004 |
Understanding the Human Machine: A Primer for Bioengineering Max E. Valentinuzzi Anteprima limitata - 2004 |
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