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Applied circuits for bioengineers
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Where do these concepts go?


 * Chapter 1 Basic electronics
 * Voltage
 * Electric current
 * Hydraulic analogy
 * DC current
 * Resistance
 * Resistor
 * Ohm's Law
 * Voltage divider


 * Chapter 2 DC Circuits
 * Voltage source
 * Kirchhoff's circuit laws
 * Thévenin's theorem
 * Load line
 * Wheatstone bridge
 * Current source
 * Norton's theorem


 * Chapter 3 AC Circuits
 * AC current
 * Oscilloscope
 * AC coupling
 * DC coupling
 * Frequency
 * Complex numbers
 * Phasors
 * Capacitance
 * Capacitor
 * RC time constant
 * Inductor
 * Reactance
 * Impedance
 * RC circuit
 * RL circuit
 * LC circuit


 * Chapter 4 Electrodes
 * Electrode
 * Electrolyte
 * Conductivity
 * Molar conductivity
 * Nernst equation
 * Polarizable and non-polarizable electrodes
 * Silver chloride electrode
 * Platinum electrode
 * Surgical steel
 * Stainless steel


 * Chapter 5 Sensors
 * Thermistor
 * Steinhart-Hart equation
 * Electret
 * Electret microphone
 * Pressure sensor
 * Strain gauge
 * Piezoresistor


 * Chapter 6 Analog-to-digital conversion
 * Discrete signal
 * Quantization
 * Sampling frequency
 * Nyquist frequency
 * Aliasing


 * Chapter 7 Amplifiers
 * Hysteresis
 * Decibel
 * Op amps
 * Op amp applications
 * Relaxation oscillator
 * Capacitance touch switch
 * Instrumentation amps


 * Chapter 8 Filters
 * Low-pass filter
 * High-pass filter
 * Bode plot


 * Chapter 9 Electrocardiograms
 * Excitable cell
 * Action potential
 * Electromyography
 * Electrocardiography