Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS COURSE: INTRODUCTION TO BIOMECHANICS AND BIOENGINEERING

Department: Bioengineering

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to the fundamentals of Biomechanics including force analysis, mechanics of deformable bodies, stress and strain, multiaxial deformation, and viscoelasticity. Biomechanics of soft and hard tissues. Physical and chemical properties of biomaterials. Materials covered include both natural and synthetic ones intended to function in the biological environment.