BIOE 5800 — Systems, Signals, and Controls for Bioengineers
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springBostonTraditional
Explores the concepts of systems and transfer functions. Enables the breakdown of complex systems to simpler ones and the integration of simpler modules to form complex functions. Covers analytical tools, applies frequency-domain analyses (e.g., Fourier, Laplace, and Z-transforms) to simplify continuous and discrete-time systems, and assesses their stability and frequency responses. Examines the characterization and combination of analog and digital signals produced by electronic and biological circuits, as well as design controllers, to achieve desired biosystem behavior. Focuses on the design of filters and controllers in both analog and digital forms to measure and manipulate complex real-world bioengineering systems, including image processing for 2D signals.
Prerequisites
- one of:
- one of:
- MATH 2341 (min D-)
- MATH 315M
- graduate program admission
- one of:
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 12 | 49 | 24% | 37.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 30 | 48 | 63% | 18.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 26 | 48 | 54% | 22.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 47 | 48 | 98% | 1.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 44 | 48 | 92% | 4.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 55 | 56 | 98% | 1.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 22% · T 45% · W 34% · Th 22% · F 40%
Common patterns: T (26% of sections), MWR (22% of sections), F (21% of sections), TF (20% of sections), W (12% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Timothy Lannin (54% of students) · reviews
- Harikrishnan Parameswaran (46% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Timothy Lannin (42% of students) · reviews
- Mohammad Fanaei (36% of students) · reviews
- Tao Sun (23% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
BIOE 5235, BIOE 5648, BIOE 5810
Courses that list BIOE 5800 in their prerequisites.
Links
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