Analytical Modeling for Biomechanical and Biomedical Systems

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Students will develop a fundamental understanding of selected important statistical, physical and mathematical modeling methods for engineering and biomedical engineering applications. Topics covered will include analysis of variance, factorial design of experiments, modeling of infectious disease dynamics, soft material mechanics for cells and tissues and cancer tumor growth modeling. Students will learn introductory statistical methods, factorial design and analysis of experiments, introductory numerical methods, methods to model either time-dependent viscoelastic or nonlinear 3D large strain response of soft biological materials, and methods to develop mathematical models based on biological and physical knowledge. Students will learn applications of these methods for real-life problems and gain practice in critical analysis of scientific literature and effective oral and written technical communication. Prerequisite: APMA 0350 or a similar math background or instructor permission.