Understanding the Human Machine

A Primer for Bioengineering

Max E Valentinuzzi

• Editorial: WSPC
• Año: 2004
• ISBN:
  9789813102125
• Categoría: Scienze biologiche
• Categoría: Anatomia e fisiologia umana

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.

Índice

• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Source: Physiological Systems and Levels
• 3 Signals: What They Are
• 4 Signal Pick Up
• 5 Biological Amplifier
• 6 The Interpreter: Reading the Signals
• 7 Feedback: The Need of Mathematical Models
• 8 Rounding Up and Looking Ahead
• References
• Index
• List of Figures