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BIO205

Biomechanics

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