Biomedical Modeling and Simulation on a PC: a Workbench for Physiology and Biomedical Engineering (Advances in Simulation)

Wijk Van Brievingh, R P Van; Moller, Dietmar

ISBN 10: 0387976507 ISBN 13: 9780387976501

Verlag: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 1992

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Reseña del editor

I have long had an interest in the life sciences, but have had few opportunities to indulge that interest in my professional activities. It has only been through simulation that those opportunities have arisen. Some of my most enjoyable classes were those I taught to students in the life sciences, where I attempted to show them the value of simulation to their discipline. That there is such a value cannot be questioned. Whether you are interested in population ecology, phar­ macokinetics, the cardiovascular system, or cell interaction, simulation can play a vital role in explaining the underlying processes and in enhancing our understanding of these processes. This book comprises an excellent collection of contributions, and clearly demonstrates the value of simulation in the particular areas of physiology and bioengineering. My main frustration when teaching these classes to people with little or no computer background was the lack of suitable simulation software. This di­ rectly inspired my own attempts at producing software usable by the computer novice. It is especially nice that software is available that enables readers to experience the examples in this book for themselves. I would like to congratulate and thank the editors, Rogier P. van Wijk van Brievingh and Dietmar P. P. Moller, for all of their excellent efforts. They should be proud of their achievement. This is the sixth volume in the Advances in Simulation series, and other volumes are in preparation.

Reseña del editor

This book and the available software are intended for use by teachers in Physiology and Biomedical Engineering. It offers them the opportunity to enrich their courses with demonstrations and exercises for students using a personal computer. Chapters and simulation programs have been contributed by outstanding experts in the field; the material is based on validated models throughout. An educational context is given stimulating the teacher to induce investigative learning with his students. For theory, reference is made to standard textbooks; the aim of instruction, the possibilities and limitations of the model and an outlook for the future are given for each subject. The models are included either as files to be used with the simulation language BIOPSI or as stand-alone programs. An extensive menu-system is supplied, featuring: Context-sensitive "Help" for each program; facilities for automatic curve-presentation; student databases with extensive reporting facilities; WYSIWYG text editor for special as well as for general use; installation for IBM XT/AT personal computers or true compatibles with CGA/EGA/VGA or Hercules graphics adapter. 2MB of hard disk space and DOS version 2.0 or higher are required.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1992
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0387976507
• ISBN 13: 9780387976501
• Einband: Microfilm
• Anzahl der Seiten: 517
• Herausgeber: Wijk Van Brievingh Rogier P Van, Shen Xun, Maller Dietmar P F
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar