Taught at introductory level. Theoretical ecology and neural networks. Numerical methods for nonlinear equations. Systems with spatial extent. Stable spatial structure with temporal chaos.
Emphasis is placed on a short research project selected by the student.
The objective of the course is to introduce the student to software tools and computer programming techniques to address biomedical problems. The objective of the course is to provide students with an opportunity to pursue an in depth examination into current methods and results in bone mechanics research. Of particular interest is the study of the anatomy and physiology of bone tissue, the stress-strain behavior of cortical and cancellous bone, the fatigue behavior of bone, and the response of living bone to disease, foreign materials, and to mechanical loading. Both the methods and the results of bone mechanics research will be studied, and computer simulations of bone adaptation to mechanical loads are performed. This course provides an advanced discussion of the fluid mechanical principles underlying the operation of the heart and circulatory system.