ECE3801

Bioelectricity (4 points)

(ENG)

Leader: D L Morgan

Offered:
Clayton First semester 2003 (OCL)
Clayton First semester 2004 (OCL)

Synopsis: Resting membrane potentials derived from first principles. Effects of fixed membrane charges. Action potentials. Hodgkin-Huxley equations. Propagation speed and recruitment order. Electrodes and amplifiers for recording from the body. Electro-cardiograms, electro-myograms, electroencephalograms and the signals they produce.

Assessment: Examination (3 hours): 70% + Laboratory and assignment work: 30%

Contact Hours: 26 lectures, 24 hours of tutorial and project work

Prerequisites: PHY2011 and ECE2601