Instructor:                     Dr. Bahman Anvari                               

                                       Tel: 713-348-5870

                                       E-mail: anvari@rice.edu

                                       Office Hours: Tuesdays 11-12, and by Appointment (E100D George R. Brown)

Teaching Assistants:    Ramkumar Krishnamurthy <ramkris@rice.edu>

                                       Duemani Reddy <duemani@rice.edu>

                                       Darren Roblyer  <dmr2@rice.edu>

                                       Abbas Yaseen <mayaseen@rice.edu>

 Recommended Textbook:                 Modern Instrumentation for Scientists and Engineers,

                                                            J. A. Balckburn

Illustrative Reference Textbooks:  Medical Instrumentation-Application and Design

                                                            (3^rd edition), J. G. Webster (editor)

                                                            Biomedical Transducers and Instruments,

                                                            T. Togawa, t. Tamura, and P. A. Oberg

Grading Policy:

Midterm Exams                                                                        20%

Term-paper                                                                              20%

Final Exam                                                                               25%

Homework                                                                               15%

Laboratory Assignments & Reports                                          20%

Attendance of lab tours is required and counts toward the overall laboratory grade.

All assignments must be turned in on time.  No credit will be given otherwise.

Any student with a documented disability needing academic adjustments or accommodations is requested to speak with me during the first two weeks of class.  All discussions will remain confidential.  Students with disabilities should also contact Disabled Student Services in the Ley Student Center.