Statics and Mechanics of Materials.

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Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: MATH 201 and PHYS 207 , both with a minimum grade of C. Enrollment is restricted to biomedical engineering majors. The theory and application of engineering mechanics applied to the design and analysis of rigid and deformable structures. The study of forces and their effects, including equilibrium of two- and three-dimensional bodies, stress, strain and constitutive relations, bending, torsion, shearing, deflection, and failure of materials.