BIOL190B HM - Biomechanics

Credit(s): 3

Instructor(s): Ahn

Offered: Fall, alternate years

Description: Mechanical properties of biological tissues, including bone, connective tissue, and muscles. Static analysis of joints. Analysis of how muscle generates motion, leading to dynamics, including kinematics, kinetics, and locomotion, and how these principles scale for different sized animals. Focus on applications and primary literature.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL046 HM and ENGR083 HM