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BME 294Circuits, Instrumentation, and Measurements

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Biomedical Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

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).

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • SYDE292 - Circuits, Instrumentation, and Measurements (0.50)

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Reviewed on UW Flow

58% liked it25% easy71% useful

From 19 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Prof was hard to follow and had the habit of complicating things a lot. Also, the exam schedule was messed up, with quizzes and the midterm being held during lab weeks, which meant some of us had an exam right after the lab. The Midterm was held just a day after another course's midterm, with the professor deciding to have an important lecture right before the midterm.
    Also, there was an issue regarding lab partners, as 3 people including me were left without one. Instead of grouping us up, the decision was made to keep us separate, and most of the deadline extension given to us was used up in department discussions.
    Honestly, the course content was good, but the disregard for other…

    Jun 2024 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Useful concepts that set the foundation of our knowledge for circuits and electronics. A lot was covered in this course and it felt a little rushed. The final had lots of content on it but was doable.

    Aug 2022 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Took it with Professor Derek Wright. Good mark breakdown (25% quizzes, 15% midterm, 20% exam, 35% design project, 5% participation). Only gave 2 hours for midterm and exam which kind of sucked.

    Jul 2021 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

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Spring 2022

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