BIO205
Biomechanics
Biology
BC
Subject code
BIO
Course Number
205
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
A. Mountcastle
Course Long Title
Biomechanics
Description
This course explores how plants and animals interact with their physical world. Students draw on principles and tools of physics and mechanical engineering to characterize the functional implications of biological design and analyze how organisms generate and respond to flows, loads, and motions. Prerequisite(s): BIO 190 or 195. Recommended background: prior experience with calculus.
Modes of Inquiry
Quantitative and Formal Reasoning [QF], Scientific Reasoning [SR]
Writing Credit
No writing credit
Class Restriction
Exclude First Years