Signals and Systems for Bioengineers, 2nd Edition: A MATLAB-Based Introduction

This book guides the reader through the electrical engineering principles that can be applied to biological systems and are therefore important to biomedical studies. The basic engineering concepts that underlie biomedical systems, medical devices, biocontrol, and biosignal analysis are explained in detail.

This textbook is perfect for the one-semester bioengineering course usually offered in conjunction with a laboratory on signals and measurements which presents the fundamentals of systems and signal analysis. The target course occupies a pivotal position in the bioengineering curriculum and will play a critical role in the future development of bioengineering students. There are extensive questions and problems that are available through a companion site to enhance the learning experience.

New to this edition:

• Reorganized to emphasize signal and system analysis
• Increased coverage of time-domain signal analysis
• Expanded coverage of biomeasurement, using examples in ultrasound and electrophysiology
• New applications in biocontrol, with examples from physiological systems modeling such as the respiratory system
• Double the number of Matlab and non-Matlab exercises to provide ample practice solving problems – by hand and with computational tools
• More Biomedical and real-world examples
• More biomedical figures throughout

For instructors using this text in their course, accompanying website includes support materials such as MATLAB data and functions needed to solve the problems, a few helpful routines, and all of the MATLAB examples. Visit www.elsevierdirect.com and search “Semmlow.”

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. The Big Picture
Chapter 2. Basic Concepts in Signal Processing
Chapter 3. Fourier Transform
Chapter 4. The Fourier Transform and Power Spectrum
Chapter 5. Linear Systems in the Frequency Domain
Chapter 6. Linear Systems Analysis in the Complex Frequency Domain
Chapter 7. Linear Systems Analysis in the Time Domain
Chapter 8. Linear System Analysis
Chapter 9. Circuit Elements and Circuit Variables
Chapter 10. Analysis of Analog Circuits and Models
Chapter 11. Circuit Reduction
Chapter 12. Basic Analog Electronics
Preface to the Second Edition
Appendix A. Derivations
Appendix B. Laplace Transforms and Properties of the Fourier Transform
Appendix C. Trigonometric and Other Formulae
Appendix D. Conversion Factors: Units
Appendix E. Complex Arithmetic
Appendix F. LF356 Specifications
Appendix G. Determinants and Cramer’s Rule