BIOE 4302Numerical Analysis for Biomedical Engineering

Spring 2017
Wednesday 11:30AM - 2:30 PM;
Class room: HBS 315 (http://www.uh.edu/maps/buildings/?short_name=hbs)
Course Instructor:

Yingchun Zhang, PhD, Assistant Professor

Biomedical Engineering, UH
Office: HBS 360
Phone: 713-743-6127
Email: yzhang94@uh.edu

Office Hours:

Wed 2:30PM - 5:30PM; HBS 360

Prerequisites:
BIOE1331 (Computing for Biomedical Engineering), Upper-Division Undergraduate Students with
Ability to do Computer Assignments in MATLAB, or Consent of Instructor.
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the numerical analysis. The primary objective of the course is to
develop the basic understanding of numerical algorithms and skills to implement algorithms to solve
mathematical problems in biomedical engineering.
Topics include root finding, interpolation, approximation of functions, integration, differential equations,
direct and iterative methods in linear algebra, and finite element method.
The course will consist of lectures covering the major topics, lab programming practice in MATLAB,
lab projects, homework and exams.

Main Topics
0. Course Overview
a) Course Overview - Numerical Analysis in Biomedical Engineering
b) Introduction of Numerical Analysis Application in Biomedical Engineering
c) Pre-exam of Matlab
1. Preliminaries of Computing
a) Basic concepts: round-off errors, floating point arithmetic, Convergence.
2. Linear Systems of Equations
a) Vectors and Matrices
b) Properties of Vectors and Matrices
c) Upper-Triangular Linear Systems
d) Gaussian Elimination and Pivoting
e) Triangular Factorization
f) Iterative Methods for Linear Systems
3. Eigenvalue and Eigenvectors
a) Eigenvalue problems
b) Singular Value Decomposition
4. Approximation theory
a) Least square approximation
5. Interpolation and Polynomial Approximation
a) Taylor Series and Calculation of Functions
b) Introduction to Interpolation
c) Lagrange Polynomial
d) Newton Polynomials
6. Numerical Differentiation
a) Approximation the Derivative
b) Numerical Differentiation Formulas
7. Differential Equations
a) Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs)
b) Introduction to Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
c) Finite Difference Method
d) Finite Element Method

Textbook:
Numerical Methods with MATLAB: Implementations and Applications, 2nd Edition,
by Gerald Recktenwald
Reference Books:
Introduction to MATLAB for Engineers (3rd ed., 2011) by William J. Palm
Grading:
Your grade in the course will be determined by your performance on the exams, quizzes, and projects.
Your final average will be computed using the following weights:
Mid Term = 20%
Final Exam = 40%
Lab Projects/Homework/Quizzes = 40%
Final Average = x Grade Final Average Grade
90 x 100
84 x < 90
80 x < 84
77 x < 80
74 x < 77
70 x < 74
67 x < 70
64 x < 67
60 x < 64
56 x < 60
52 x < 56
x < 52

A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DF

Students with disabilities:

The instructor and TA will make all reasonable accommodations necessary for students with disabilities.
Academic integrity:
Academic integrity is essential to a positive teaching and learning environment. All students enrolled in
university courses are expected to complete coursework responsibilities with fairness and honesty.
Failure to do so by seeking unfair advantage over others or misrepresenting someone elses work as your
own, can result in disciplinary action. Unless instructed otherwise, submitted work must be done without
assistance from others.