

Class References

Part I:
Russell K. Hobbie and Bradley J. Roth, Intermediate Physics for Medicine
and Biology, 4th ed., Springer-Verlag, New York, 2007.
(Hardcopy)
Textbook's official web site:
http://www.oakland.edu/~roth/hobbie.htm
Part II:
ANSI/AAMI HE75:2009 - Human factors engineering – Design of medical devices
(Available from AAMI)

Intended Learning Objectives (ILOs)
Part I:
To learn theoretical analysis methodologies that serve provide the foundation
for the design of medical devices
Part II:
To discuss basic ideas of human factors engineering as applied to medical device
design

Grading Policy
Term Exam: 70 points (Open-Book)
Midterm Exam: 15 Points (Open-Book)
Class Project: 10 Points
Other (Homework assignments, quizzes, etc.): 5 points
Grade will be the summation of all of the above
weighted by your attendance percentage. Failing to attend at least 80% of
the classes will result in a failing grade in this class.
(Maximum Year Grade of 30 -Total of 100 points)

Course Material
Part I
Part II

Handouts
- Part I - Chapter 1 - lecture presentation of September 19,
2010
- Part II - Chapters 4 and 5 - lecture presentation of September 19,
2010
- Part I - Chapter 2 - lecture presentation of September 26,
2010
- Part I - Chapter 3 - lecture presentation of October 3,
2010
- Part II - Chapter 6 - lecture presentations
starting October 3, 2010
- Part I - Chapter 4 - lecture presentation of October 10,
2010
- Part I - Chapter 5 - lecture presentation of October
24,
2010
- Part I - Chapter 14 - Lecture presentations
starting October 31, 2010
- Part II - Chapter 7 - lecture presentation of
November 28, 2010
- Part I - Chapter 15 - Lecture presentations
starting December 12, 2010
- Part II - Chapter 8 - Lecture presentation of
November 28, 2010
- Part II - Chapter 10 - Lecture presentation of
December 12, 2010
- Standard for graphical symbols for electrical
medical devices (extracurricular - not included in exam)

Problem Assignments
List

Class Projects
Project statement