Mar 28

30

April 1

Introduction to biomechanics: jumping right in (Daniel & Summers)

Terrestrial locomotion I: stepping further into it (Daniel)

Jumps No.s One and Two!

Terrestrial locomotion II: gaits to the future (Daniel)

Homework 1

Paper 1

MS Word and RTF review templates

Mathematica 1

4

6

8

Joints and skeletons: putting the bits together (Daniel)

Muscle: physiological mechanics (Williams)

Muscle: molecules move mammoths (Williams)

Homework 2

Paper 2

Mathematica 2

11

13

15

Stress, strain and stiffness of biological materials (Daniel)

Strength and toughness of biomaterials (Daniel)

Visco-elasticity: time-dependent properties of biomaterials (Daniel)

Homework 3

Hmwk 3 Mathematica key

Paper 3

Project Guidelines (pdf)

Mathematica 3

18

20

22

Shape and stress I: Second moment of area (Summers)

Shape and stress II: Biolgical structures and distributions (Summers)

Shape and stress III: Finite element methods (Daniel)

Beam Basics

Homework 4

Paper 4

Mathematica 4

25

27

29

Dynamics of moving systems: good vibrations (Daniel)

Multibody dynamics (Summers)

Mechanisms of adhesion (Summers)

Dynamics

Homework 5

Paper 5

2

4

6

Basic fluids: defining properties of fluids (Daniel)

Bernoulli's principle and applications (Daniel)

Drag and Reynolds numbers (Daniel)

Homework 6

Paper 6

Mathematica 6

9

11

13

Shape and drag (Daniel)

Lift and circulation (Daniel)

Gliding flight: a soar topic (Daniel)

Homework 7

HW7: FallingSphere

Mathematica 7

Flow Sim

16

18

20

Flapping flight fundamentals (Daniel)

Flow in tubes: Poiseuille's Law (Daniel)

Flows in tubes: cardio-respiratory issues (Daniel)

23

25

27

Simming dynamics and unsteady flows (Summers)

Low Reynolds number locomotion (Summers)

Flagellar and ciliary propulion (Summers)

30

June 1

3

No Class: Memorial Day

Project Presentations

Project Presentations