The traditional study of complex systems, whether for power transmission, communications, or the operation and control of industrial processes, has provided engineers with a number of concepts and techniques that proved valuable in analysis and design. These principles expressed in mathematical form are applicable to a wide range of phenomena, including those in biological processes. Information theory, statistics, and computer technology have opened new areas for exploration of sensory and central nervous activity as well as patient handling and diagnosis. Theories for feedback controls, transport processes, materials science, and mechanics provide new insight into homeostatic physiological processes. Analysis of heat transfer, fluid flow, and chemical-process control in living organisms requires competence in both engineering and the life sciences.
Current studies help provide understanding of many physiological processes.
This understanding, in turn, leads to improvements in clinical practice, diagnosis, and patient care. The Undergraduate Catalog is a printed publication. The page you are viewing is a Web replication of the printed publication. We do not change or edit text in these catalogs and we archive each version published for your future reference at our Web site.