EducationHealthcare Engineering, Analytics, and Decision Sciences: An Introduction
Healthcare Engineering, Analytics, and Decision Sciences: An Introduction is a textbook suited for students (undergraduate or Masters) who have taken introductory courses in probability, basics of calculus, and linear algebra. Depending on the chapters used from the book, the developed courses can be introductory (e.g., Junior level) or more advanced (Senior/Masters level). Each chapter uses illustrative examples from relevant healthcare contexts to illustrate concepts. Each chapter also contains a Computational Lab section which introduces relevant software tools. The book is co-authored by Sanjay Mehrotra PhD (Professor, Northwestern University), Kevin Bui, PhD (University of California, Irvine), and Hari Balasubramanian, PhD (Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst), with the first version published online on December 11, 2024. The book will be frequently revised for corrections and improvements.
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