This course will provide you with an introduction to the mechanical behavior of biological tissues and systems. It is designed to enable you to analyze human movement by utilizing basic principles of engineering mechanics as tools for discovery and understanding. Principles of statics and dynamics, as applied to biomechanical systems, and concepts in mechanics of materials, as applied to biological tissues, will be reviewed and introduced. You will have the opportunity to appreciate the complex structures of biologic tissues that contribute to material properties and biomechanical function. Aspects of human anatomy, physiology and neuroscience will be introduced as appropriate for considering factors that enable human movement and for analyzing human movement.
- Teacher: Joseph Towles