BME 516, Principles of Biomedical Engineering - Syllabus, Revised 11/3/99

DATE

SUBJECT

READING

HOMEWORK

8/24/99

Tues

Introduction, review (Weiss)

Course Description, Syllabus

 

8/26/99

Thurs

Index and Direct Notation, Tensors (Weiss)

Spencer Ch. 2-3 and/or Fung Ch. 2.3-2.4 (Optional)

 HW1 assigned 

8/31/99

Tues

Finite Deformation Kinematics (Weiss)

Spencer Ch. 6.1-6.3 and Fung Ch 5.1-5.2 (Optional)

 

9/2/99

Thurs

Strain and Rate of Deformation (Weiss)

Spencer Ch. 6.4-6.9 and Fung Ch. 5.3-5.6 (Optional)

HW1 Due 

9/7/99

Tues

Stress (Weiss)

Spencer Ch. 5 and Fung Ch. 3.1-3.3 (Optional)

HW2 assigned

9/9/99

Thurs

Conservation Laws (Weiss)

Spencer Ch. 7.1-7.4 and Fung Ch.3.4, Ch.10 (Optional)

 

9/14/99

Tues

Conservation Laws (Weiss)

Spencer Ch. 7.5-7.7 and Fung Ch.10 (Optional)

HW2 Due  

9/16/99

Thurs

The Constitutive Equation, Constituents of Biological Materials (Weiss)

Fung Ch. 7.1-7.3; Fung (Biomechanics: Mechanical Props of Living Tissues) Ch. 2.5, 7.1-7.3; Spencer Ch. 8.1-8.2

 

9/21/99

Tues

Solid Mechanics - Elasticity/Hyperelasticity (Weiss)

Fung Ch. 9.4-9.5; Fung (Biomechanics: Mechanical Props of Living Tissues) Ch. 2.8, 2.10; Spencer Ch. 8.3, 9.4, 9.5,10.2

HW3 assigned 

9/23/99

Thurs

Solid Mechanics - Hyperelasticity 2 (Weiss)

Fung Ch. 9.6-9.7; Fung (Biomechanics: Mechanical Props of Living Tissues) Ch. 2.11-2.12, Ch. 7; Spencer Ch. 8.5,10.4

 

9/28/99

Tues

Rigid Body Kinematics (Nikravesh)

 

HW3 Due, HW4 assigned  

9/30/99

Thurs

Rigid Body Dynamics (Nikravesh)

 

 

10/5/99

Tues

Rigid Body Dynamics (Nikravesh)

 

HW4 Due   

10/7/99

Thurs

Review (Weiss, Nikravesh)

 

 

10/12/99

Tues

Midterm Examination (Weiss)

 

 

10/14/99

Thurs

Solid Mechanics - Viscoelasticity (Weiss)

 

 

10/19/99

Tues

Solid Mechanics - Visoelasticity 2 (Weiss)

Handout - Fung (Biomechanics: Mechanical Props of Living Tissues) Ch. 7.5-7.6

 

10/21/99

Thurs

Fluid Mechanics - Viscous Fluids (Secomb)

 

 

10/26/99

Tues

Fluid Mechanics - Flow in Tubes (Secomb)

 

 HW5 assigned

10/28/99

Thurs

Fluid Mechanics - Flow in Tubes (Secomb)

 

 

11/2/99

Tues

Fluid Mechanics - Biological Fluids (Secomb)

 

 HW5 Due, HW6 assigned

11/4/99

Thurs

Diffusive Processes (Jones)

 

 HW7 assigned

11/9/99

Tues

Fluid Mechanics - Cardiovascular System (Secomb)

 

 HW6 Due

11/11/99

Thurs

VETERAN'S DAY - NO CLASS

 

 

11/16/99

Tues

Diffusion of Solutes (Jones)

 

 

11/18/99

Thurs

Heat Transfer (Jones)

 

 

11/23/99

Tues

Heat Transfer (Jones)

 

TERM PAPERS DUE IN CLASS

11/25/99

Thurs

THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO CLASS

 

 

11/30/99

Tues

Student Presentations (Supervising instructors)

 

 HW7 Due (Dec 1)

12/2/99

Thurs

Student Presentations (Supervising instructors)

 

 

12/7/99

Tues

Review (All instructors)

 

 

12/16/99

Thurs

Final Examination (Weiss)

 

 

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