BME-442-davidlin-2026-09-23-09-52-24
Title of Course: Bioelectric Phenomena and Devices
Prefix and Number: BME 435
Semester and Year: tbd
Number of Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: BME 440 with C or better
Course Details
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Meeting Location: tbd
Instructor Contact Information
Instructor Name: tbd
Instructor Contact Information: tbd
Instructor Office Hours: tbd
TA Name: tbd
TA Contact Information: tbd
TA Office Hours: tbd
Course Description
The electrophysiology of excitable tissues (neurons and muscle) and human health applications involving recording activity or stimulating these tissues. Engineering principles are integrated with neural physiology for design and analysis of biomedical devices.
Course Materials
Books: none
Other Materials: none
Fees: none
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Course Learning Outcomes (students will be able to:) |
Activities Supporting the Learning Outcomes | Assessment of the Learning Outcomes |
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Utilize computational models to analyze electrical activity from and directed to neural systems. |
Lecture, readings, presentations, homework, project | Project report, presentations, homeworks, exams |
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Design and build interfaces (hardware and software) between biological and engineered systems. |
Lecture, readings, presentations, homework, project | Project report, presentations, homeworks, exams |
| Learn from clinical and research articles. | Lecture, readings, presentations, project | Project report, presentations, homeworks, exams |
| Communicate your knowledge of these topics effectively in both written and oral format. |
Presentations, project |
Project report, presentations, homeworks, exams |
| Dates | Lesson Topic | Assignment | Assessment |
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Week 1 |
Overview; Structure and function of the nervous system; Neural communication |
Lecture |
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Week 2 |
Recording of action potentials; spike sorting project |
Project, lecture, homework |
Homework |
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Week 3 |
Resting membrane potentials; spike sorting project |
Project, lecture |
Project report |
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Week 4 |
Action potentials (Hodgkin-Huxley model); decoding intention project |
Project, lecture, exam |
Exam |
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Week 5 |
Passive properties of excitable cells (cable model); decoding intention project |
Project, lecture, homework |
Homework |
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Week 6 |
Volume conductors; electrocardiogram; decoding intention project |
Project, lecture |
Project report |
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Week 7 |
Electrodes; control external device project |
Project, lecture, homework |
Homework |
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Week 8 |
Stimulating tissue; control external device project |
Project, lecture |
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Week 9 |
Pattern recognition; control external device project |
Project, lecture |
Project report |
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Week 10 |
Machine Learning Example Presentation |
Lecture, homework |
Homework |
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Week 11 |
Machine learning |
Lecture, exam |
Exam |
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Week 12 |
Machine learning |
Lecture, homework |
Homework |
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Week 13 |
Paper Presentations |
Reading, presentation |
Presentation, quiz |
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Week 14 |
Paper Presentations |
Reading, presentation |
Presentation, quiz |
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Week 15 |
Paper Presentations |
Reading, presentation |
Presentation, quiz |
Expectations for Student Effort
For each hour of lecture equivalent, students should expect to have a minimum of two hours of work outside of class.
Grading
| Type of Assignment (tests, papers, etc) | Points | Percent of Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Homework | 15% | |
| Projects | 37.5% | |
| Exams and quizzes | 35% | |
| Attendance and Participation | 12.5% |
| Grade | Percent | Grade | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| A |
>92 |
C | 73-76 |
| A- | 90-91 | C- | 70-72 |
| B+ | 87-89 | D+ | 67-69 |
| B | 83-86 | D | 60-66 |
| B- | 80-82 | F | <60 |
| C+ | 77-79 |
Numerical grades will be rounded to the nearest tenth of a percentage point.
Attendance and Make-Up Policy
Students should make all reasonable efforts to attend all class meetings. However, in the event a student is unable to attend a class, it is the responsibility of the student to inform the instructor as soon as possible, explain the reason for the absence (and provide documentation, if appropriate), and make up class work missed within a reasonable amount of time, if allowed. Missing class meetings may result in reducing the overall grade in the class.
Academic Integrity Statement
You are responsible for reading WSU's Academic Integrity Policy, which is based on Washington State law. If you cheat in your work in this class you will:
-Receive an "F" as the course grade
-Be reported to the Center for Community Standards
-Have the right to appeal my decision
-Not be able to drop the course of withdraw from the course until the appeals process is finished
If you have any questions about what you can and cannot do in this course, ask me.
If you want to ask for a change in my decision about academic integrity, use the form at the Center for Community Standards website. You must submit this request within 21 calendar days of the decision.