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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
BIOELECTRICITY AND BIOMAGNETISM BME520 - 3 + 0 10

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITMaster's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Learn basic princples of bioelectricity and biomagnetism.
2) Have an ability for modelling physiological system.
3) Analyzing physiological systems and their models.
4) Learn mathematical calculations and engineering techniques in bioelectricity and biomagnetism fields.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONVector Analysis, Electrical Sources and Fields, Introduction to Membrane Biophysics, Action Potentials, Volume Conductor Fields, Electrophysiology of the Heart, Electrocardiography (ECG), electric and magnetic lead fields, Electroencephalography (EEG), Magneto encephalography (MEG). Forward and inverse problem of ECG. The main objective of this course is to provide an overview of the general principles of electric and magnetic fields in biological environments and application of these principles to obtain information from the human body.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Introduction. The review of vectors, gradient, divergence.Electrical fields and mathematical relationships
2nd Week Cell Membrane Bioelectricity Properties. Transmembrane potantial, ion channels, ion pomps, Donnan equation, Goldman equation
3rd Week Action Potantial. Strength-duration curve
4th Week Membrane's Active Behaviour. Voltage clamp method. Hodkin-Huxley model
5th Week Propagation. Mathematical representation of action potential propagation
6th Week Bioelectrical Relationship Between Extracellular Fields. Extracellular potentials. Maxwell equation
7th Week The Electrophysiology of the Heart. Electrical conduction of heart, einthoven vector,basis of electrocardiography(ECG)
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week ECG. Clinical electrocardiography, ECG measurement methods, forward problem solutions related with ECG.
10th Week Brain Electrical Field. Potential changes in brain, electroencefalagraphy (EEG), EEG measurement methods and properties
11th Week Biomagnetic. Magnetostatic equations, magnetic flux density measurement, magnetocardiography (MCG) and magnetoencefalography (MEG)
12th Week Biomagnetic. Magnetostatic equations, magnetic flux density measurement, magnetocardiography (MCG) and magnetoencefalography (MEG)
13th Week Measurement of intrinsic properties. Electrical impedance imaging using several applied currents and voltage measurements, magnetic measurement of magnetic susceptibility
14th Week Measurement of intrinsic properties. Electrical impedance imaging using several applied currents and voltage measurements, magnetic measurement of magnetic susceptibility
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING(1)R. Plonsey, R. C. Barr, Bioelectricity, 1988, Plenum Press, New York
(2)R. M. Gulrajani, Bioelectricity and Biomagnetism, 1998, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
(3)J. Malmivuo, R. Plonsey, Bioelectromagnetism, 1995, Oxford University Pres.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term130
Assignment110
Quiz110
Project110
Total(%)60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)40
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam17272
Preparation for Quiz11212
Individual or group work000
Preparation for Final exam12424
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam11111
Laboratory (including preparation)000
Final exam19696
Homework11212
Project11616
Total Workload285
Total Workload / 309,5
ECTS Credits of the Course10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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