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Biomedical Engineering (BME) 100s
BME 101 LEC 0.25: Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
This course introduces first year students to Biomedical Engineering with a focus on the engineering profession and technical communication skills: written, oral, and graphical. Engineering practice will be discussed, including engineering professional development, engineering ethics, résumé writing skills, interview skills, the co-op system, and preparations for the upcoming co-op term. [Offered: F]
Prereq: 1A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 101
BME 101L LAB,LEC 0.25: Comupter-Aided Design
This laboratory course will introduce students to engineering graphic design using various computer-aided-design (CAD) software packages. Detail drawings, assembly drawings, dimensioning, and tolerance specification. Orthographic, isometric, and oblique projections. Graphic design software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks), and file export formats. [Offered: F]
Prereq: 1A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 101L
BME 101L LAB,LEC 0.25: Comupter-Aided Design
This laboratory course will introduce students to engineering graphic design using various computer-aided-design (CAD) software packages. Detail drawings, assembly drawings, dimensioning, and tolerance specification. Orthographic, isometric, and oblique projections. Graphic design software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks), and file export formats. [Offered: F]
Prereq: 1A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 101L
BME 102 SEM 0.00: Seminar
Biomedical Engineering first-year students will meet with a faculty member designated as their class professor. Performance in assignments, conceptual difficulties with courses, interrelation of coursework, later work and engineering practice will be discussed. Non-credit course. [Offered: W]
Prereq: 1B Biomedical Engineering
BME 121 LAB,LEC,TUT 0.50: Digital Computation
The key skills necessary to develop software solutions to solve biomedical engineering problems. Topics include software development, software design, programming language syntax, object oriented programming, structured programming, arrays, matrices, pointers, and algorithm efficiency. The topics will be reinforced in the context of practical biomedical software systems such as physiological monitoring systems and clinical support systems. [Offered: F]
Prereq: 1A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 121
BME 122 LEC,TUT 0.50: Data Structures and Algorithms
Topics of structured software design, data structures, abstract data types, recursive algorithms, algorithm and data structure analysis and design from both computational and memory perspectives, lists, stacks, queues, trees, graphs, sorting and searching, hashing, and problem-solving strategies. Embedded programming in health monitoring systems and healthcare management systems. [Offered: W]
Prereq: Level at least 1B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 223
BME 161 LEC,TUT 0.50: Introduction to Biomedical Design
Topics related to biomedical design will be covered: multidisciplinary system design, design process, problem definition, life-cycle design, design specification, function analysis, design evaluation and decision-making, introduction to mechanical design, prototyping, experimentation, safety and responsibility in engineering design, design for society and environment, and design documentation. [Offered: F]
Prereq: 1A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 161
BME 162 LEC,TUT 0.50: Human Factors in the Design of Biomedical and Health Systems
Design of human-machine environments, designing for patient safety and reduce human error in decision making, analytical methods of determining user needs, information processing and human sensory processes and consideration of these elements in the design of systems with humans, and consideration of human physical capabilities in ergonomic design. Topics will be reinforced in the context of the design of prosthetics or rehabilitation devices. [Offered: W]
Prereq: Level at least 1B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 162
BME 181 LEC,TUT 0.50: Physics I - Statics
Introduction to the basic theory and principles of mechanics of static systems. Topics covered include: statics of particles, rigid bodies and force systems, equilibrium of rigid bodies, analysis of joints and frames, distributed forces, centroids and moments of inertia, and friction. Applications of mechanical principles to musculoskeletal systems will be presented. [Offered: F]
Prereq: 1A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 181
BME 182 LEC,TUT 0.50: Physics II - Dynamics
The science of motion is taught with initial focus on particles, and then progressing to planar rigid body systems. Concepts such as inertia, momentum, work, energy, Newton's laws, and contact dynamics are covered, with particular application to human motions (eg. walking, running, jumping, lifting, and throwing). [Offered: W]
Prereq: Level at least 1B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: ME 212, SYDE 182
BME 184 LEC,TUT 0.50: Engineering Biology
Introduction to basic concepts of biochemistry and cell biology. Overview of the chemistry of amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acid. Structure and properties of proteins and enzymes. Elements of cell structure and diversity, and relationship of biochemistry with cell metabolism. A focus on biomedical engineering with relevant examples such as biomimetic engineering design, system biology and tissue engineering. [Offered: W]
Prereq: Level at least 1B Biomedical Engineering
BME 184L LAB 0.25: Engineering Biology Laboratory
Laboratory experiments for students taking BME 184. [Offered: W]
Prereq: Level at least 1B Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering (BME) 200s
BME 201 SEM 0.00: Seminar
Biomedical Engineering second-year students will meet with a faculty member designated as their class professor. Performance in assignments, conceptual difficulties with courses, interrelation of coursework, later work and engineering practice will be discussed. Non-credit course. [Offered: F]
Prereq: 2A Biomedical Engineering
BME 202 SEM 0.00: Seminar
Biomedical Engineering second-year students will meet with a faculty member designated as their class professor. Performance in assignments, conceptual difficulties with courses, interrelation of coursework, later work and engineering practice will be discussed. Non-credit course. [Offered: S]
Prereq: 2B Biomedical Engineering
BME 213 LEC,TUT 0.50: Statistics and Experimental Design
Fundamentals of probability and statistics, and applications to biomedical engineering. Random variables and statistical distributions, statistical estimation, hypothesis testing, regression, and experiment design considerations. Applications to biomedical experiments, biomedical imaging data, and clinical trials. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2015]
Prereq: Level at least 2A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: BIOL 361, CHE 220, CIVE 224, ENVE 224, KIN 222, MSCI 252, ME 202, MTE 201, NE 115/215, PSYCH 292, STAT 202, 206, 211, SYDE 212
BME 252 LEC,TUT 0.50: Linear Signals and Systems
Models and analysis of linear systems in the context of measurement and processing of biosignals such as electroencephalography (EEG), electrocardiography (ECG), and electromyography. Discrete and continuous time systems, difference and differential equations, impulse and frequency response, transform domain techniques, transfer functions and frequency response, frequency domain analysis of linear systems, sampling theory, stability, and linear filters. [Offered: S, first offered Spring 2016]
Prereq: Level at least 2B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 252
BME 261 LEC,TUT 0.50: Prototyping, Simulation and Design
Problem solving approaches, agile design and development, rapid prototyping, revision control, design patterns, development cycles, and simulation. Topics will be reinforced in the context of biomedical engineering projects conducted in groups within a collaborative environment. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2015]
Prereq: Level at least 2A Biomedical Engineering
BME 281 LEC,TUT 0.50: Mechanics of Deformable Solids
Introduction to mechanical response of materials and stress-strain relationship. Behaviour of prismatic members in tension, compression, shear, bending and torsion. Shear-force and bending-moment diagrams. Introduction to instability. Mechanical properties of biological tissues, and viscoeleastic models. Applications to bone, cartilage, and biomedical implants. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2015]
Prereq: Level at least 2A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: CIVE 204, ME 219, SYDE 286
BME 281L LAB 0.25: Mechanics of Deformable Solids Laboratory
Laboratory experiments for students taking BME 281. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2015]
Prereq: Level at least 2A Biomedical Engineering
BME 282 LEC,TUT 0.50: Materials Science for Biomedical Engineers
Crystalline structure, crystal defects, non-crystalline materials, structure and properties of metals, ceramics, glasses, semi-conductors, polymers, and composites. Factors in materials design, material selection and processing in the context of biomedical devices and instruments will also be discussed.[Offered: S, first offered Spring 2016]
Prereq: Level at least 2B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 285
BME 283 LEC,TUT 0.50: Chemistry Principles
The stoichiometry of compounds and chemical reactions. Periodicity and chemical bonding. Energy changes in chemical systems. Electronic structure of atoms and molecules, correlation with the chemical reactivity of common elements, inorganic and organic compounds. Discussion of the structure, nomenclature and reactions of important classes of organic compounds. Stereochemistry and its role in reaction mechanisms. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2015]
Prereq: Level at least 2A Biomedical Engineering
BME 284 LEC,TUT 0.50: Physiological and Biological Systems
The structure, functions and properties of the major biological systems (musculoskeletal, nervous, cardiovascular) will be presented in relation to the design of biomedical devices (imaging, assistive, and diagnostic). Concepts in modeling biological systems will be introduced. Various aspects of pathology and how they influence medical device design will also be discussed. [Offered: S, first offered Spring 2016]
Prereq: Level at least 2B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 384
BME 284L LAB 0.25: Physiology and Anatomy Laboratory
Laboratory experiments for students taking BME 284. [Offered: S, first offered Spring 2016]
Prereq: Level at least 2B Biomedical Engineering
BME 292 LEC,TUT 0.50: Digital Systems
Digital technology, combinatorial logic, binary arithmetic, sequential circuits, digital design, and microcontrollers. Topics will be reinforced in the context of biomedical microcontrollers and sensors used in physiological monitoring and clinical support systems. [Offered: S, first offered Spring 2016]
Prereq: Level at least 2B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 192
BME 292L LAB 0.25: Digital Systems Laboratory
Laboratory experiments for students taking BME 292, focusing on circuit construction, simulation, and design. [Offered: S, first offered Spring 2016]
Prereq: Level at least 2B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 192L
Biomedical Engineering (BME) 300s
BME 301 SEM 0.00: Seminar
Biomedical Engineering third-year students will meet with a faculty member designated as their class professor. Performance in assignments, conceptual difficulties with courses, interrelation of coursework, later work and engineering practice will be discussed. Non-credit course. [Offered: W]
Prereq: 3A Biomedical Engineering
BME 302 SEM 0.00: Seminar
Biomedical Engineering third-year students will meet with a faculty member designated as their class professor. Performance in assignments, conceptual difficulties with courses, interrelation of coursework, later work and engineering practice will be discussed. Non-credit course. [Offered: F]
Prereq: 3B Biomedical Engineering
BME 353 LEC,TUT 0.50: Control Systems
Classical and state space representations of control systems. Stability, controllability, observability and sensitivity. Routh-Hurwitz and root-locus methods. Frequency domain behaviour, Bode plots, Nyquist stability criteria. Pole placement, PID, phase-lead and phase-lag controllers. Application to anatomical system models, including musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems, and to physiological feedback systems. [Offered: W, first offered Winter 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 352
BME 353L LAB 0.25: Control Systems Laboratory
Laboratory experiments for students taking BME 353. [Offered: W, first offered Winter 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 352
BME 355 LEC,TUT 0.50: Anatomical Systems Modelling
Introduction to systems theory as a general modeling method, and applied to the skeletal, neuromuscular, central nervous, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems of the human body. Time-domain simulations, sensitivity analyses, and parameter identification, with the latter driven by experimental measurements of system performance. [Offered: W, first offered Winter 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3A Biomedical Engineering
BME 361 LAB,LEC,TUT 0.50: Biomedical Engineering Design
Design methods: problem definition, requirements analysis, criteria and generation of alternative solutions, feasibility analysis, and optimization. Product development. Design survey of biomedical equipment and assistive technologies. A term-long design project in small groups. [Offered: W, first offered Winter 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 361
BME 362 LAB,LEC 0.50: Biomedical Engineering Design Workshop 1
Engineering design project course where students work in small groups applying the principles of engineering problem solving, systems analysis, simulation, optimization and design to a biomedical engineering problem of their own choosing. Lecture topics include project management, risk management, standards, regulatory clearance and certification for biomedical devices. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 362
BME 364 LEC,TUT 0.50: Engineering Healthcare Economics
This course examines key economic issues in health care in Canada. Topics include the market for medical care, health insurance, various models of healthcare delivery and competition and the role of government in policy, financing and delivery of health care. This course will train students to use economic analysis to model and understand the complex interactions between health care delivery, insurance markets, health innovators, governments, and firms. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 262
BME 381 LEC,TUT 0.50: Biomedical Ethics and Engineering Design
This course explores ethical issues in biomedical engineering practice, including professional ethics, medical ethics, the ethics of human and animal subject use in biomedical research, and the impact of biomedical engineering solutions on society and the environment. [Offered: W, first offered Winter 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3A Biomedical Engineering
BME 384 LEC,TUT 0.50: Biomedical Transport: Biofluids and Mass Transfer
Fundamental concepts in systems involving fluid flow. Basic treatment of statics, kinematics and dynamics of fluids. Mass transfer, conservation of mass, momentum and energy for a control volume. Dimensional analysis and similarity. Discussion of flow in pipes and channels and brief introduction to boundary layers, lift and drag, ideal and compressible flow will be specifically covered in the context of the cardiovascular system (macrocirculation and microcirculation). [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 381, 383
BME 386 LEC,TUT 0.50: The Physics of Medical Imaging
The fundamental laws of electricity, magnetism and optics will be taught through the introduction to basic concepts of medical imaging: radiation for imaging, x-ray, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound or sonography imaging, electric impedance tomography, confocal microscopy, fluoroscopy. Radionuclide imaging: Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), and Positron Emission Computed Tomography (PET). Emerging technologies: Elastography, THz imaging, Molecular imaging will also be discussed. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 283
BME 392 LEC,TUT 0.50: Circuits, Instrumentation, and Measurements
Basic concepts of hardware measurement systems pertaining to the measurement of biosignals: active and passive circuit elements, Kirchhoff's laws, mesh and nodal circuit analysis, principle of superposition, step responses of first and second order networks, sinusoidal steady state analysis, input-output relationships, transfer functions and frequency response of linear systems, operational amplifiers, analog signal detection, conditioning and conversion systems, transducers, difference and instrumentation amplifiers, A/D and D/A conversion. Examples will be presented in the form of physiological monitoring hardware for vital measurements such as electroencephalography (EEG), electrocardiography (ECG), and electromyography (EMG). [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 292
BME 392L LAB 0.25: Circuits, Instrumentation, and Measurements Laboratory
Laboratory experiments for students taking BME 392. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 292L
Biomedical Engineering (BME) 400s
BME 401 SEM 0.00: Seminar
Biomedical Engineering fourth-year students will meet with a faculty member designated as their class professor. Performance in assignments, conceptual difficulties with courses, interrelation of coursework, later work and engineering practice will be discussed. Non-credit course. [Offered: F]
Prereq: 4A Biomedical Engineering
BME 402 SEM 0.00: Seminar
Biomedical Engineering fourth-year students will meet with a faculty member designated as their class professor. Performance in assignments, conceptual difficulties with courses, interrelation of coursework, later work and engineering practice will be discussed. Non-credit course. [Offered: W]
Prereq: 4B Biomedical Engineering
BME 411 LEC,TUT 0.50: Optimization and Numerical Methods
Interpolation and curve fitting, root-finding methods, local and global optimization methods, constrained optimization, multiobjective and multidisciplinary design optimization for biomedical applications such as implanted chips and therapeutic regimens. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2018]
Prereq: Level at least 4A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 411
BME 461 LAB,LEC 0.50: Biomedical Engineering Design Workshop 2
The first half of a two-term engineering design project continuing the biomedical design workshop sequence. A prototype and interim progress report are presented at the end of the first term. Lecture topics include safety and risk analysis of biomedical technologies. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2018]
Prereq: Level at least 4A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 461
BME 462 LAB,LEC 0.50: Biomedical Engineering Design Workshop 3
The concluding half of the fourth year Biomedical Engineering Design Workshop. [Offered: W, first offered Winter 2019]
Prereq: 4B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 462
BME 101 LEC 0.25: Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
This course introduces first year students to Biomedical Engineering with a focus on the engineering profession and technical communication skills: written, oral, and graphical. Engineering practice will be discussed, including engineering professional development, engineering ethics, résumé writing skills, interview skills, the co-op system, and preparations for the upcoming co-op term. [Offered: F]
Prereq: 1A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 101
BME 101L LAB,LEC 0.25: Comupter-Aided Design
This laboratory course will introduce students to engineering graphic design using various computer-aided-design (CAD) software packages. Detail drawings, assembly drawings, dimensioning, and tolerance specification. Orthographic, isometric, and oblique projections. Graphic design software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks), and file export formats. [Offered: F]
Prereq: 1A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 101L
BME 101L LAB,LEC 0.25: Comupter-Aided Design
This laboratory course will introduce students to engineering graphic design using various computer-aided-design (CAD) software packages. Detail drawings, assembly drawings, dimensioning, and tolerance specification. Orthographic, isometric, and oblique projections. Graphic design software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks), and file export formats. [Offered: F]
Prereq: 1A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 101L
BME 102 SEM 0.00: Seminar
Biomedical Engineering first-year students will meet with a faculty member designated as their class professor. Performance in assignments, conceptual difficulties with courses, interrelation of coursework, later work and engineering practice will be discussed. Non-credit course. [Offered: W]
Prereq: 1B Biomedical Engineering
BME 121 LAB,LEC,TUT 0.50: Digital Computation
The key skills necessary to develop software solutions to solve biomedical engineering problems. Topics include software development, software design, programming language syntax, object oriented programming, structured programming, arrays, matrices, pointers, and algorithm efficiency. The topics will be reinforced in the context of practical biomedical software systems such as physiological monitoring systems and clinical support systems. [Offered: F]
Prereq: 1A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 121
BME 122 LEC,TUT 0.50: Data Structures and Algorithms
Topics of structured software design, data structures, abstract data types, recursive algorithms, algorithm and data structure analysis and design from both computational and memory perspectives, lists, stacks, queues, trees, graphs, sorting and searching, hashing, and problem-solving strategies. Embedded programming in health monitoring systems and healthcare management systems. [Offered: W]
Prereq: Level at least 1B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 223
BME 161 LEC,TUT 0.50: Introduction to Biomedical Design
Topics related to biomedical design will be covered: multidisciplinary system design, design process, problem definition, life-cycle design, design specification, function analysis, design evaluation and decision-making, introduction to mechanical design, prototyping, experimentation, safety and responsibility in engineering design, design for society and environment, and design documentation. [Offered: F]
Prereq: 1A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 161
BME 162 LEC,TUT 0.50: Human Factors in the Design of Biomedical and Health Systems
Design of human-machine environments, designing for patient safety and reduce human error in decision making, analytical methods of determining user needs, information processing and human sensory processes and consideration of these elements in the design of systems with humans, and consideration of human physical capabilities in ergonomic design. Topics will be reinforced in the context of the design of prosthetics or rehabilitation devices. [Offered: W]
Prereq: Level at least 1B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 162
BME 181 LEC,TUT 0.50: Physics I - Statics
Introduction to the basic theory and principles of mechanics of static systems. Topics covered include: statics of particles, rigid bodies and force systems, equilibrium of rigid bodies, analysis of joints and frames, distributed forces, centroids and moments of inertia, and friction. Applications of mechanical principles to musculoskeletal systems will be presented. [Offered: F]
Prereq: 1A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 181
BME 182 LEC,TUT 0.50: Physics II - Dynamics
The science of motion is taught with initial focus on particles, and then progressing to planar rigid body systems. Concepts such as inertia, momentum, work, energy, Newton's laws, and contact dynamics are covered, with particular application to human motions (eg. walking, running, jumping, lifting, and throwing). [Offered: W]
Prereq: Level at least 1B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: ME 212, SYDE 182
BME 184 LEC,TUT 0.50: Engineering Biology
Introduction to basic concepts of biochemistry and cell biology. Overview of the chemistry of amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acid. Structure and properties of proteins and enzymes. Elements of cell structure and diversity, and relationship of biochemistry with cell metabolism. A focus on biomedical engineering with relevant examples such as biomimetic engineering design, system biology and tissue engineering. [Offered: W]
Prereq: Level at least 1B Biomedical Engineering
BME 184L LAB 0.25: Engineering Biology Laboratory
Laboratory experiments for students taking BME 184. [Offered: W]
Prereq: Level at least 1B Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering (BME) 200s
BME 201 SEM 0.00: Seminar
Biomedical Engineering second-year students will meet with a faculty member designated as their class professor. Performance in assignments, conceptual difficulties with courses, interrelation of coursework, later work and engineering practice will be discussed. Non-credit course. [Offered: F]
Prereq: 2A Biomedical Engineering
BME 202 SEM 0.00: Seminar
Biomedical Engineering second-year students will meet with a faculty member designated as their class professor. Performance in assignments, conceptual difficulties with courses, interrelation of coursework, later work and engineering practice will be discussed. Non-credit course. [Offered: S]
Prereq: 2B Biomedical Engineering
BME 213 LEC,TUT 0.50: Statistics and Experimental Design
Fundamentals of probability and statistics, and applications to biomedical engineering. Random variables and statistical distributions, statistical estimation, hypothesis testing, regression, and experiment design considerations. Applications to biomedical experiments, biomedical imaging data, and clinical trials. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2015]
Prereq: Level at least 2A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: BIOL 361, CHE 220, CIVE 224, ENVE 224, KIN 222, MSCI 252, ME 202, MTE 201, NE 115/215, PSYCH 292, STAT 202, 206, 211, SYDE 212
BME 252 LEC,TUT 0.50: Linear Signals and Systems
Models and analysis of linear systems in the context of measurement and processing of biosignals such as electroencephalography (EEG), electrocardiography (ECG), and electromyography. Discrete and continuous time systems, difference and differential equations, impulse and frequency response, transform domain techniques, transfer functions and frequency response, frequency domain analysis of linear systems, sampling theory, stability, and linear filters. [Offered: S, first offered Spring 2016]
Prereq: Level at least 2B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 252
BME 261 LEC,TUT 0.50: Prototyping, Simulation and Design
Problem solving approaches, agile design and development, rapid prototyping, revision control, design patterns, development cycles, and simulation. Topics will be reinforced in the context of biomedical engineering projects conducted in groups within a collaborative environment. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2015]
Prereq: Level at least 2A Biomedical Engineering
BME 281 LEC,TUT 0.50: Mechanics of Deformable Solids
Introduction to mechanical response of materials and stress-strain relationship. Behaviour of prismatic members in tension, compression, shear, bending and torsion. Shear-force and bending-moment diagrams. Introduction to instability. Mechanical properties of biological tissues, and viscoeleastic models. Applications to bone, cartilage, and biomedical implants. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2015]
Prereq: Level at least 2A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: CIVE 204, ME 219, SYDE 286
BME 281L LAB 0.25: Mechanics of Deformable Solids Laboratory
Laboratory experiments for students taking BME 281. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2015]
Prereq: Level at least 2A Biomedical Engineering
BME 282 LEC,TUT 0.50: Materials Science for Biomedical Engineers
Crystalline structure, crystal defects, non-crystalline materials, structure and properties of metals, ceramics, glasses, semi-conductors, polymers, and composites. Factors in materials design, material selection and processing in the context of biomedical devices and instruments will also be discussed.[Offered: S, first offered Spring 2016]
Prereq: Level at least 2B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 285
BME 283 LEC,TUT 0.50: Chemistry Principles
The stoichiometry of compounds and chemical reactions. Periodicity and chemical bonding. Energy changes in chemical systems. Electronic structure of atoms and molecules, correlation with the chemical reactivity of common elements, inorganic and organic compounds. Discussion of the structure, nomenclature and reactions of important classes of organic compounds. Stereochemistry and its role in reaction mechanisms. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2015]
Prereq: Level at least 2A Biomedical Engineering
BME 284 LEC,TUT 0.50: Physiological and Biological Systems
The structure, functions and properties of the major biological systems (musculoskeletal, nervous, cardiovascular) will be presented in relation to the design of biomedical devices (imaging, assistive, and diagnostic). Concepts in modeling biological systems will be introduced. Various aspects of pathology and how they influence medical device design will also be discussed. [Offered: S, first offered Spring 2016]
Prereq: Level at least 2B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 384
BME 284L LAB 0.25: Physiology and Anatomy Laboratory
Laboratory experiments for students taking BME 284. [Offered: S, first offered Spring 2016]
Prereq: Level at least 2B Biomedical Engineering
BME 292 LEC,TUT 0.50: Digital Systems
Digital technology, combinatorial logic, binary arithmetic, sequential circuits, digital design, and microcontrollers. Topics will be reinforced in the context of biomedical microcontrollers and sensors used in physiological monitoring and clinical support systems. [Offered: S, first offered Spring 2016]
Prereq: Level at least 2B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 192
BME 292L LAB 0.25: Digital Systems Laboratory
Laboratory experiments for students taking BME 292, focusing on circuit construction, simulation, and design. [Offered: S, first offered Spring 2016]
Prereq: Level at least 2B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 192L
Biomedical Engineering (BME) 300s
BME 301 SEM 0.00: Seminar
Biomedical Engineering third-year students will meet with a faculty member designated as their class professor. Performance in assignments, conceptual difficulties with courses, interrelation of coursework, later work and engineering practice will be discussed. Non-credit course. [Offered: W]
Prereq: 3A Biomedical Engineering
BME 302 SEM 0.00: Seminar
Biomedical Engineering third-year students will meet with a faculty member designated as their class professor. Performance in assignments, conceptual difficulties with courses, interrelation of coursework, later work and engineering practice will be discussed. Non-credit course. [Offered: F]
Prereq: 3B Biomedical Engineering
BME 353 LEC,TUT 0.50: Control Systems
Classical and state space representations of control systems. Stability, controllability, observability and sensitivity. Routh-Hurwitz and root-locus methods. Frequency domain behaviour, Bode plots, Nyquist stability criteria. Pole placement, PID, phase-lead and phase-lag controllers. Application to anatomical system models, including musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems, and to physiological feedback systems. [Offered: W, first offered Winter 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 352
BME 353L LAB 0.25: Control Systems Laboratory
Laboratory experiments for students taking BME 353. [Offered: W, first offered Winter 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 352
BME 355 LEC,TUT 0.50: Anatomical Systems Modelling
Introduction to systems theory as a general modeling method, and applied to the skeletal, neuromuscular, central nervous, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems of the human body. Time-domain simulations, sensitivity analyses, and parameter identification, with the latter driven by experimental measurements of system performance. [Offered: W, first offered Winter 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3A Biomedical Engineering
BME 361 LAB,LEC,TUT 0.50: Biomedical Engineering Design
Design methods: problem definition, requirements analysis, criteria and generation of alternative solutions, feasibility analysis, and optimization. Product development. Design survey of biomedical equipment and assistive technologies. A term-long design project in small groups. [Offered: W, first offered Winter 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 361
BME 362 LAB,LEC 0.50: Biomedical Engineering Design Workshop 1
Engineering design project course where students work in small groups applying the principles of engineering problem solving, systems analysis, simulation, optimization and design to a biomedical engineering problem of their own choosing. Lecture topics include project management, risk management, standards, regulatory clearance and certification for biomedical devices. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 362
BME 364 LEC,TUT 0.50: Engineering Healthcare Economics
This course examines key economic issues in health care in Canada. Topics include the market for medical care, health insurance, various models of healthcare delivery and competition and the role of government in policy, financing and delivery of health care. This course will train students to use economic analysis to model and understand the complex interactions between health care delivery, insurance markets, health innovators, governments, and firms. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 262
BME 381 LEC,TUT 0.50: Biomedical Ethics and Engineering Design
This course explores ethical issues in biomedical engineering practice, including professional ethics, medical ethics, the ethics of human and animal subject use in biomedical research, and the impact of biomedical engineering solutions on society and the environment. [Offered: W, first offered Winter 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3A Biomedical Engineering
BME 384 LEC,TUT 0.50: Biomedical Transport: Biofluids and Mass Transfer
Fundamental concepts in systems involving fluid flow. Basic treatment of statics, kinematics and dynamics of fluids. Mass transfer, conservation of mass, momentum and energy for a control volume. Dimensional analysis and similarity. Discussion of flow in pipes and channels and brief introduction to boundary layers, lift and drag, ideal and compressible flow will be specifically covered in the context of the cardiovascular system (macrocirculation and microcirculation). [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 381, 383
BME 386 LEC,TUT 0.50: The Physics of Medical Imaging
The fundamental laws of electricity, magnetism and optics will be taught through the introduction to basic concepts of medical imaging: radiation for imaging, x-ray, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound or sonography imaging, electric impedance tomography, confocal microscopy, fluoroscopy. Radionuclide imaging: Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), and Positron Emission Computed Tomography (PET). Emerging technologies: Elastography, THz imaging, Molecular imaging will also be discussed. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 283
BME 392 LEC,TUT 0.50: Circuits, Instrumentation, and Measurements
Basic concepts of hardware measurement systems pertaining to the measurement of biosignals: active and passive circuit elements, Kirchhoff's laws, mesh and nodal circuit analysis, principle of superposition, step responses of first and second order networks, sinusoidal steady state analysis, input-output relationships, transfer functions and frequency response of linear systems, operational amplifiers, analog signal detection, conditioning and conversion systems, transducers, difference and instrumentation amplifiers, A/D and D/A conversion. Examples will be presented in the form of physiological monitoring hardware for vital measurements such as electroencephalography (EEG), electrocardiography (ECG), and electromyography (EMG). [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 292
BME 392L LAB 0.25: Circuits, Instrumentation, and Measurements Laboratory
Laboratory experiments for students taking BME 392. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2017]
Prereq: Level at least 3B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 292L
Biomedical Engineering (BME) 400s
BME 401 SEM 0.00: Seminar
Biomedical Engineering fourth-year students will meet with a faculty member designated as their class professor. Performance in assignments, conceptual difficulties with courses, interrelation of coursework, later work and engineering practice will be discussed. Non-credit course. [Offered: F]
Prereq: 4A Biomedical Engineering
BME 402 SEM 0.00: Seminar
Biomedical Engineering fourth-year students will meet with a faculty member designated as their class professor. Performance in assignments, conceptual difficulties with courses, interrelation of coursework, later work and engineering practice will be discussed. Non-credit course. [Offered: W]
Prereq: 4B Biomedical Engineering
BME 411 LEC,TUT 0.50: Optimization and Numerical Methods
Interpolation and curve fitting, root-finding methods, local and global optimization methods, constrained optimization, multiobjective and multidisciplinary design optimization for biomedical applications such as implanted chips and therapeutic regimens. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2018]
Prereq: Level at least 4A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 411
BME 461 LAB,LEC 0.50: Biomedical Engineering Design Workshop 2
The first half of a two-term engineering design project continuing the biomedical design workshop sequence. A prototype and interim progress report are presented at the end of the first term. Lecture topics include safety and risk analysis of biomedical technologies. [Offered: F, first offered Fall 2018]
Prereq: Level at least 4A Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 461
BME 462 LAB,LEC 0.50: Biomedical Engineering Design Workshop 3
The concluding half of the fourth year Biomedical Engineering Design Workshop. [Offered: W, first offered Winter 2019]
Prereq: 4B Biomedical Engineering.
Antireq: SYDE 462