/CPB 524. Musculoskeletal Biomechanics

Catalog description

Principles of mechanics applied to the study of movement. Topics include: gait cycle and basic physics of locomotion; biology of muscle, musculoskeletal anatomy, and dynamics of muscle activation and contraction; techniques for quantifying movement; and inverse dynamics methods for modeling and simulating movement. Prerequisites: CPB 219 or MME 311 or MME 312 ; CPB 324 or MME 202 ; MTH 245 or MTH 246 or MTH 347 .