Biosignal Processing and Analysis using Mathcad® - Pedagogical and Research Issues

• Published in: 2006 International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Vol. 2006; pp. 6177 - 6180
• Main Authors: Sandham, W.A., Hamilton, D.J.
• Format: Conference Proceeding Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States IEEE 2006
• Subjects: Biomedical engineering; Biomedical Engineering - education; Biomedical Engineering - methods; Biomedical signal processing; Brain - pathology; Computational Biology - methods; Computed tomography; Curriculum; Digital signal processing; Education; Electrocardiography - methods; Fourier Analysis; Humans; Image analysis; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Models, Statistical; Models, Theoretical; Positron emission tomography; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Software; Ultrasonic imaging
• DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259479
• ISBN: 9781424400324; 1424400325
• ISSN: 1557-170X

Biosignal processing and analysis is generally perceived by many students to be a challenging topic to understand, and to become adept with the necessary analytical skills. This is a direct consequence of the high mathematical content involved, and the many abstract features of the topic. The Mathcadreg package offers an excellent algorithm development environment for teaching biosignal processing and analysis modules, and can also be used effectively in many biosignal, and indeed bioengineering, research areas. In this paper, traditional introductory and advanced biosignal processing (and analysis) syllabi are reviewed, and the use of Mathcadreg for teaching and research is illustrated with a number of examples