Fundamentals of Chaos and Fractals for Cardiology

This textbook serves as an introduction to nonlinear dynamics and fractal for physiological modeling. Examples and demonstrations from current research in cardiopulmonary engineering and neuro-systems engineering are provided, as well as lab and computer exercises that encourage readers to apply the course material. This is an ideal textbook for graduate students in biomedical engineering departments, researchers who analyze physiological data, and researchers interested in physiological modeling.

Offers a solid foundation in computational biology for graduate students in biomedical engineering programs

Provides a "primer" to those interested in applying nonlinear dynamics to their research

Includes current applications in cardiovascular dynamics