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KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, KUMASI - GHANA BSc. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING COURSE DESCRIPTION FIRST YEAR: EE 153 Semester ONE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (0 4 2) 2 Credits Introductory lectures on industrial safety, hygiene and metrology; Standard system and uses of conventional measuring instruments; Familiarisation tour of mechanical engineering laboratories; Equipment identification in the laboratories; Electronic and Electrical components identification; PCB making; Soldering; Electrical wiring systems: domestic and industrial set ups; Foundations, cement/sandstone mixes, steel reinforcement, concrete foundations and columns; Land surveying, parallelism, use of theodolite for machine installation, Bench work: filling, marking out tool grinding; Machine tools; drilling and shaping. MATH 151 MATHEMATICS I (4 0 4) 4 Credits Algebra: The set R of real numbers, Relation of order in R, Principle of Mathematical Induction, Complex numbers; Analysis: Functions: Odd, Even and Periodic functions Hyperbola functions and their graphs; Co-ordinate geometry: Conic sections in rectangular co-ordinates, parabola, ellipse and hyperbola; Parametric equations: Plane polar co-ordinates, polar curves; Differentiation: Rolle’s theorem and the mean-value theorems, Taylor’s theorem, Repeated Differentiation, Applications for Differentiation, Indeterminate form; Vector algebra and its application. ENGL 157 COMMUNICATION SKILLS I (2 0 2) 2 Credits The study of parts of speech – the noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, and so forth. The use of articles, the study of sentence ultimately leading to paragraph writing. EE 151 APPLIED ELECTRICITY (2 2 3) 3 Credits Network Theorems: Kirchoff’s Laws, superposition, Thevenin’s, Norton’s and Reciprocity theorems, Delta-star and star-delta transformations. Alternating Voltage and Current: Average and r.m.s values, harmonics, phasor representation of sinusoidal quantities, addition and subtraction of sinusoidal quantities. BSc. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING COURSE DESCRIPTION 2009/10 A.C. Circuits: Active, reactive and apparent power, power factor, reactive and active loads and sources, solving single phase circuits using j operator and the concept of apparent power, solving 3-phase balanced and unbalanced loads. Magnetic Circuits: Magnetomotive force, magnetic fields strength, permeability of free space, relative permeability, B-H curves of materials, solving magnetic circuits. ME 159 TECHNICAL DRAWING (1 3 2) 2 Credits Geometrical construction; Orthographic projection and other projections; Descriptive geometry, intersections and development. BME 161 CELL BIOLOGY (2 3 3) 3 Credits Structure and Function: The Chemistry of the Cell, the Macromolecules of the Cell. Cells and Organelles, Bioenergetics: the Flow of Energy in the Cell, Enzymes: The Catalysts of Life. Membranes and Cell Signaling: Membranes: Their Structure, Function and Chemistry, Transport across Membranes: Overcoming the Permeability Barrier, Signal Transduction Mechanisms: Electrical Signals in Nerve Cell, Signal Transduction: Messengers and Receptors, Cell Adhesion and Cell Junctions, Intracellular membrane-bound compartments: The Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi complex, Endosomes, Lysosomes, and Peroxisomes, Information Flow in Cells: The Structural basis of Cellular Information: DNA, Chromosomes, and the Nucleus, The Cell Cycle: DNA Replication, Mitosis and Cancer, Sexual Reproduction, Meiosis and Genetic Recombination; Programmed Cell Death: Apoptosis, Gene Expression I: The Genetic Code and transcription, Gene Expression: II Protein Synthesis and Sorting, The Regulation of Gene Expression, Stem Cells and Cloning. ME 161 BASIC MECHANICS (3 1 3) 3 Credits Kinematics in One Dimension: Average speed and average velocity in one dimension, Instantaneous velocity, Average acceleration, Instantaneous acceleration, Motion with constant acceleration, Acceleration due to gravity Vectors: The displacement vector and the general definition of a vector, Addition of vectors, Position vector; components of vectors, Vector multiplication, Vectors and coordinate rotations Kinematics in Three Dimensions: Velocity and acceleration vectors, Motion with constant acceleration, Projectiles, Uniform circular motion, Relativity of motion and the Galilean transformations BSc. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING COURSE DESCRIPTION 2009/10 Dynamics: Newton’s laws of motion, Momentum of a particle, Galilean or Newtonian relativity, Forces; the equation of motion and its solution, Friction Work and Energy: Work in one and three dimensions, Kinetic energy, Potential energy, Conservation of mechanical energy Gravitation: Newton’s law of universal gravitation, Measurement of G, Circular orbits, Elliptical orbits; Kepler’s laws, Gravitational potential energy, Inertial and gravitational mass; the principle of equivalence. Systems of Particles: Momentum of a system of particles, Conservation of momentum, Two-body collisions, Centre of mass, Motion of the centre of mass, Energy of a system of particles. Statics: Statics of rigid bodies, static equilibrium, Levers and pulleys Oscillations: Simple harmonic motion, Simple harmonic oscillator: body suspended at the end of a spring simple pendulum, Kinetic and potential energies of a simple harmonic Oscillator, Damped and forced oscillations. YEAR ONE: Second Semester EE 152 BASIC ELECTRONICS (2 2 3) 3 Credits Nature of atom, the vacuum valves, (diode, triode, tetrode pentode) Basic concepts of semiconductors charge carriers, effective mass, mobility, conductivity, life time and recombination, continuity equations, flow-equations, Hall effects, PN junctions, choke; rectification and filteration. Bipolar transistors, its characteristics, CB, CC, CE configurations the transistor and a switching devices (ac - dc load lines) Small signal amplifiers. MATH 152 MATHEMATICS II (4 0 4) 4 Credits Algebra: Matrix Algebra: Determinants and their properties, Applications to systems of linear equations, Homogeneous systems, Eigen values and Eigen vectors; Analysis: Series: Convergence of series of real numbers, Tests of convergence, Series of functions and power series convergence of power series; Integration: The Definite Integral; Definition: The Riemann Sum; Techniques of integration including advanced methods of substitution, partial fractions, by parts and BSc. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING COURSE DESCRIPTION 2009/10 reduction formulae, Applications; Differentiation, total derivations. ENGL 158 Improper Integrals; Convergence; COMMUNICATION SKILLS II (2 0 2) Partial 2 Credits Communication process, skills in communication, channels of communication in an organization, preparation of official documents such as letters, memos, reports, minutes and proposals. Oral presentation skills. Formal speech making. Conducting interviews and meetings. COE 158 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (1 2 2) Introduction to computers: components of a PC and their functions, memory and storage devices; introduction to operating systems (windows, UNIX, etc); introduction to computer networks; internet and electronic mail; introduction to number systems and codes; data representation: integer and floating point numerals; introduction to computer programming: C PHY 154 PROPERTIES OF MATTER (2 0 2) 2 Credits Fluids : Pressure: definition and formula for it, Atmosphere 2 pressure, Fortin’s Barometer, Variation of atmospheric pressure with height, Density, relative density, Archimedes’ principle, Its use in the measurement of density or relative density, Principle of flotation. Hydrometers, Fluids in motion, Streamlines and velocity, Pressure and velocity, Bernoulli's, principle, Applications of Bernoulli’s principle filter pump, aerofoil lift, flow of liquid from wide tank. Torricelli’s theorem, Measurement of fluid velocity. Pitot-static tribe Molecules and matter: Particle nature of matter, Size and separation of molecules, Intermolecular forces, Properties of solids from molecular theory Bonds between atoms and molecules. Elasticity: Proportional and elastic limits, Hooke’s law, Yield point, ductile and brittle substances, breaking stress, Tensile stress and tensile strain. Young’s modulus, Bulk modulus, Modulus of rigidity or shear modulus, torsion wire, Deformation of solid introduction to dislocations. Viscosity: Newton’s formula, co-efficient of viscosity, Steady flow of liquid through a pipe. Poisenille’s formula, turbulent motion, Stoke’s law, terminal velocity, Molecular theory of viscosity. BSc. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING COURSE DESCRIPTION 2009/10 Surface tension: Energy of gas-liquid, liquid-liquid and solid-solid interfaces, Definition, units, dimensions of surface tension, Some surface tension phenomena: capillarity, angle of contact, Measurement of surface tension, Pressure difference in a bubble or curved liquid surface, Emulsions and emulsifiers, Wetting agents and their application, Molecular bonds and surface tension. Ideal gas and kinetic theory: The ideal gas laws, the ideal-gas temperature scale Energy of an ideal gas. Equipartition of energy, Mean free path. Random walk or Brownian motion, Maxwell’s distribution of velocities. Heat: Heat as a form of energy, Thermal expansion of solid and liquids, Thermometers and thermal equilibrium, Conduction of heat, Change of state, Specific heat of a gas, the adiatratic equation. SSN 166 BIOCHEMISTRY (2 0 2) 2 Credits Cell biology and Enzymology: Biological membranes, Transport mechanisms, Enzyme catalysis. Metabolism and major macro molecules: Introduction, General concepts of metabolism. Carbohydrates metabolism:- Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, Glycogenesis, glycogenolysis, citric Acid Cycle, Electron transport chain. Protein Metabolism: General reaction of amino acids, Metabolism of individual amino acids and disorders, Urea cycle, phenylalanine, tyrosine, methionine, and cysteine folic Acid. Lipid metabolism: Biosynthesis of fatty acids, Catabolism of fatty acids, B – oxidation. Endocrinology: major Endocrine organs of the body, Classification of Hormones, Chemistry of hormones, metabolism of hormone action, Functional roles of hormones. Drugs Metabolism: Major pathway of drug metabolism, mixed function oxidase (MFO) system, Prodrugs. Molecular Diseases: General principles of metabolic disease, specific examples of metabolic diseases (phenylketourea, sickle cell diseases) SOC 152 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (3 0 3) 3 Credits Nature and uses of basic concepts of Sociology. Norms, values, status and roles. Institutions, interaction in relationship to the major and minor perspectives, Focus and insights into social processes, socialization, social control; social stratification and social change in relation to the various major and minor perspectives. BSc. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING COURSE DESCRIPTION 2009/10 EE 156 ELECTRICAL ENG. DRAWING (1 3 2) 2 Credits Electrical and Electronic symbols; Wiring, connection or bread boarded diagrams; schematic diagrams; printed circuit diagrams; electrical power diagrams. BSc. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING COURSE DESCRIPTION 2009/10