BME 516, Principles of Biomedical Engineering - Syllabus, Revised 11/3/99
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DATE |
SUBJECT |
READING |
HOMEWORK |
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8/24/99 |
Tues |
Introduction, review (Weiss) |
Course Description, Syllabus |
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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 |
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8/31/99 |
Tues |
Finite Deformation Kinematics (Weiss) |
Spencer Ch. 6.1-6.3 and Fung Ch 5.1-5.2 (Optional) |
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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 |
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9/7/99 |
Tues |
Stress (Weiss) |
Spencer Ch. 5 and Fung Ch. 3.1-3.3 (Optional) |
HW2 assigned |
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9/9/99 |
Thurs |
Conservation Laws (Weiss) |
Spencer Ch. 7.1-7.4 and Fung Ch.3.4, Ch.10 (Optional) |
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9/14/99 |
Tues |
Conservation Laws (Weiss) |
Spencer Ch. 7.5-7.7 and Fung Ch.10 (Optional) |
HW2 Due |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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9/28/99 |
Tues |
Rigid Body Kinematics (Nikravesh) |
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HW3 Due, HW4 assigned |
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9/30/99 |
Thurs |
Rigid Body Dynamics (Nikravesh) |
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10/5/99 |
Tues |
Rigid Body Dynamics (Nikravesh) |
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HW4 Due |
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10/7/99 |
Thurs |
Review (Weiss, Nikravesh) |
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10/12/99 |
Tues |
Midterm Examination (Weiss) |
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10/14/99 |
Thurs |
Solid Mechanics - Viscoelasticity (Weiss) |
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10/19/99 |
Tues |
Solid Mechanics - Visoelasticity 2 (Weiss) |
Handout - Fung (Biomechanics: Mechanical Props of Living Tissues) Ch. 7.5-7.6 |
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10/21/99 |
Thurs |
Fluid Mechanics - Viscous Fluids (Secomb) |
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10/26/99 |
Tues |
Fluid Mechanics - Flow in Tubes (Secomb) |
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HW5 assigned |
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10/28/99 |
Thurs |
Fluid Mechanics - Flow in Tubes (Secomb) |
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11/2/99 |
Tues |
Fluid Mechanics - Biological Fluids (Secomb) |
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HW5 Due, HW6 assigned |
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11/4/99 |
Thurs |
Diffusive Processes (Jones) |
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HW7 assigned |
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11/9/99 |
Tues |
Fluid Mechanics - Cardiovascular System (Secomb) |
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HW6 Due |
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11/11/99 |
Thurs |
VETERAN'S DAY - NO CLASS |
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11/16/99 |
Tues |
Diffusion of Solutes (Jones) |
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11/18/99 |
Thurs |
Heat Transfer (Jones) |
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11/23/99 |
Tues |
Heat Transfer (Jones) |
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TERM PAPERS DUE IN CLASS |
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11/25/99 |
Thurs |
THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO CLASS |
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11/30/99 |
Tues |
Student Presentations (Supervising instructors) |
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HW7 Due (Dec 1) |
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12/2/99 |
Thurs |
Student Presentations (Supervising instructors) |
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12/7/99 |
Tues |
Review (All instructors) |
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12/16/99 |
Thurs |
Final Examination (Weiss) |
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