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| W | Jan 17 |
Lecture 1: Introduction to biomechanics, |
Intro to Biomechanics |
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| F | Jan 19 |
Lecture 2: Gait lab, implants, range of motion, |
Anatomical terms | |||
| 2 | M | Jan 22 | Lecture 3: Orthopedic implants, gait cycle, body segments |
Gait cycle |
Types of implants for your project |
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| W | Jan 24 | Lecture 4: Joint rotations, inverse kinematics |
Range of motion |
Credible resource pages: |
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| F | Jan 26 | Lecture 5: Numerical methods: differentiation | Numerical methods | |||
| 3 | M | Jan 29 | Lecture 6: Filtering, cut-off frequency, Orthopedic implants, Technical writing 1 |
AO page - VERY useful and fun | ||
| W | Jan 31 | Gait lab demo - 1/2 class attends | ||||
| F | Feb 2 | Gait lab demo - other 1/2 class attends | ||||
| 4 | M | Feb 5 |
Lecture 7: Open Sim |
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| W | Feb 7 |
Class cancelled for career expo |
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| F | Feb 9 |
Lecture 8: Open Sim lab in class |
OpenSim Tutorial | |||
| 5 | M | Feb 12 |
Lecture 9: Determinants of gait |
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| W | Feb 14 |
Lecture 10: Implant design, ground reaction |
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| F | Feb 16 |
Lecture 11: Balance and technical writing |
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| 6 | M | Feb 19 |
Lecture 12: Kinetics - joint torques, |
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| W | Feb 21 |
Review (exam in evening) |
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| F | Feb 23 |
Lecture 13: Kinetics |
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| 7 | M | Feb 26 |
Lecture 14: Inverse dynamics |
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| W | Feb 28 |
Lecture 15: Power, |
Power and gait | |||
| F | Mar 2 |
Unofficial office hours |
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| 8 | M | Mar 5 |
Lecture 16: Muscle, crossbridge model |
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| W | Mar 7 | Lecture 17: EMG |
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| F | Mar 9 |
EMG lab (1/2 class) |
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| 9 | M | Mar 12 |
EMG lab (1/2 class) |
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| W | Mar 14 |
Lecture 18: Muscle |
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| F | Mar 16 |
Lecture 19: Muscle review |
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| 10 | M | Mar 19 |
SPRING BREAK |
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| W | Mar 21 |
SPRING BREAK |
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| F | Mar 23 |
SPRING BREAK |
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| 11 | M | Mar 26 |
Lecture 20: Muscle |
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| W | Mar 28 |
Lecture 21: Muscle |
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| F | Mar 30 |
Lecture 22: Muscle |
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| 12 | M | Apr 2 |
OpenSim computer lab |
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| W | Apr 4 |
Review (exam in evening) |
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| F | Apr 6 | Finite element lab | ||||
| 13 | M | Apr 9 |
Lecture 23: Tendon/Joint biomechanics |
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| W | Apr 11 |
Tech writing: Graphical display |
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| F | Apr 13 |
Virtual Implantation/FE lab |
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| 14 | M | Apr 16 |
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| W | Apr 18 |
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| F | Apr 20 |
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| 15 | M | Apr 23 |
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| W | Apr 25 |
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| F | Apr 27 |
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| 16 | M | Apr 30 |
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| W | May 2 |
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