AME 466/566 - Reference Books and Journals
These books are not required for the course, but may be useful references for the homework or term projects. They should be available in the campus library.
Continuum Mechanics, A.J.M. Spencer, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1980
A First Course in Continuum Mechanics, Y.C. Fung, Springer, New York, 1980
Biomechanics: Motion, Flow Stress and Growth, Y.C. Fung, Springer, New York, 1990
Biodynamics: Circulation, Y.C. Fung, Springer, New York, 1996
Data Book on the Mechanical Properties of Living Cells, Tissues and Organs, Abe, Hayashi, and Sao. Springer, New York, 1996
Biomechanics of Diarthrodial Joints, Volumes I and II, Mow, Ratcliffe and Woo. Springer, New York, 1990
Theory of Heart: Biomechanics, Biophysics and Nonlinear Dynamics of Cardiac Function, Glass, Hunter, and McCulloch. Springer, New York, 1991
The following scientific journals cover different areas of biomechanics research:
Annals of Biomedical Engineering
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
Journal of Applied Biomechanics