Biomechanics

(2 Credits)

This first undergraduate course in biomechanics introduces fundamentals principles of solid mechanics applied to related anatomical features excerpted from musculoskeletal physiology. Concepts of loading stresses, strains, stress-strain relationship, deformable bodies, contact mechanics, friction, and solving static equilibrium problems using free body diagram will be applied to bone, cartilage, and ligaments, and functional systems, highlighting biological composition, concepts of form versus function, and adaptation in musculoskeletal physiology.