1 Semester

6 Hours per Week

Hawthorn

HET128 Physics 2 or HMS213 Engineering Mathematics 3B

Nil

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

Related Course/s:

Aims & Objectives:

To gain a solid theoretical understanding of the physics, mathematics and computational techniques associated with modelling human physiological processes.

Teaching Methods:

Lectures, Practicals and Tutorials

Assessment:

Assignments, Examinations, Pracs

Content:

• Physiological control systems control theory, signal flow diagrams, fundamental block representations, open-loop gain.
• Computer packages for solutions of ordinary differential equations. The MATLAB package and SIMULINK software.
• Dynamic responses Bode and Nyquist analysis, transfer function discovery-examples of physiological investigations.
• Cardiovascular system, mathematical models of the arterial system.
• Respiratory and thermal control.
• Multicompartment systems and methods analysis, models of membrane systems, channel statistics.
• Modelling of endocrine systems.
• Volume conductor theory: application to the EEG.
• Neurovolume conductors, models of brain electrical and magnetic activity.
• Modelling techniques.
• Application of control system techniques to human physiology.
• Compartmental analysis, statistical channels.
• Neural modelling, neural networks.

Reading Materials:

Hobbie, RK, Intermediate Physics for Medicine & Biology, 2nd edn, York Wiley, 1988.