TY - BOOK AU - Northrop,Robert B TI - Signals and systems analysis in biomedical engineering T2 - The biomedical engineering series SN - 0849315573 AV - R856 .N58 2003 U1 - 610/.28 21 PY - 2003/// CY - Boca Raton, Fla. PB - CRC Press KW - Biomedical engineering KW - System analysis KW - Mathematics KW - Biological models KW - Biomedical Engineering KW - methods KW - Models, Biological KW - Systems Analysis N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-398) and index; 1. Introduction to biomedical signals and systems -- 2. Review of linear systems theory -- 3. The Laplace transform and its applications -- 4. Fourier series analysis of periodic signals -- 5. The continuous Fourier transform -- 6. The discrete Fourier transform -- 7. Introduction to time-frequency analysis of biomedical signals -- 8. Introduction to the analysis of stationary noise and signals contaminated with noise -- 9. Basic mathematical tools used in the characterization of physiological systems -- 10. The mathematics of tomographic imaging -- Appendices: -- A. Cramer's rule -- B. Signal flow graphs and Mason's rule -- C. Bode (frequency response) plots -- D. Computational tools for biomedical signal processing and systems analysis N2 - The interdisciplinary field of biomedical engineering requires its followers to know not only engineering skills, but also a range of material in the biological sciences. This text helps biomedical engineers strengthen their skills in the common network of applied maths that ties together these disciplines ER -