Introduction to Medical Computing CS 2124-2125 Introduction to Medical Computing Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt Outline Overview: What is the course about, who is it for, what will it be like. Administration: Formal course outline, including grading scheme etc. University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt Outline Topic 1: Basics of computers and computation Topic 2: Data Representations Topic 3: Cryptography Topic 4: Basics of Medical Imaging University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt Overview Today, computers figure in every aspect of medicine, either as part of the supporting infrastructure or as an essential part of prevention, diagnosis and treatment. This course is for students who wish to better understand how computers fill these roles and what are their potentials and limitations. Students are introduced to computing fundamentals as they relate to medical computing, following which a series of topics is covered. University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt Overview Q: I have never programmed before. Is that a problem? A: That is absolutely OK. We said no programming pre-requisites, and we meant it. Q: I have never taken a biology course. Is that a problem? A: That is absolutely OK. We said no bio pre-requisites, and we meant it. Q: What do you mean, “essay course”? A: Most (but not all) of the assignments for 2125 will involve writing. These will model typical practical writing tasks. University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt Overview Classes will be lecture format for the most part, with some break out work. Aim to have some guest lectures by people active in different areas of computers and medicine. University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt Administration Course web site: http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~watt/cs2124 http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~watt/cs2125 Course outline: http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~watt/cs2124/outline.html http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~watt/cs2125/outline.html University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt Differences? CS 2125 is an essay course. CS 2124 is an assignment-based course. University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt CS 2124, CS 2125 University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt CS 2124, CS 2125 University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt CS 2124, CS 2125 University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt CS 2124, CS 2125 University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt CS 2124, CS 2125 University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt 2124 University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt

University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt Phew! Take away message: CS 2125 is an essay course. CS 2124 isn’t. Assignments will be marked as such. Dates of assignments and mid-term. Don’t scam. Everything else. University of Western Ontario CS 2125. © Stephen M. Watt