444677-HS2024-0-Introduction to Biomechanics





Root number 444677
Semester HS2024
Type of course Lecture
Allocation to subject Biomedical Engineering
Type of exam not defined
Title Introduction to Biomechanics
Description Course type: lectures and exercises
Module: Basic Module "Biomedical Engineering"

Selection criterion: students of the Master's Program Biomedical Engineering are given preference. PhD students, students from other study programs or guest students are admitted to this course if free places are available.

For questions on course and exam registration contact bme.artorg@unibe.ch.

Attendance rules:
• Attendance is highly recommended.

Exercises:
• Solving the exercises is highly recommended because they prepare for the problems set in the exam.
• Sample solutions for auto-correction are provided.
• The exercises do not contribute to the final grade.

Course materials are regularly posted on Ilias (www.ilias.unibe.ch).

Prerequisites:
• Skill(s): Elementary knowledge of Matlab

Recommended Courses/Skills:
• Course(s): Introduction to Engineering Mechanics
• Skill(s): Vector algebra and analysis, calculus

Required Material or Equipment:
• Laptop with Matlab installed, no specific toolboxes. BME students can download a free Matlab license. Other students can buy a student version on www.mathworks.com.

Textbook(s) and other Reading Material:
• C.R. Ethier and C.A. Simmons. Introductory Biomechanics: From Cells to Organisms. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2008.

Course Policies and Classroom Rules of Conduct:
• Academic dishonesty, plagiarism, and any other kind of fraud will lead to the exclusion from the course and/or a fail grade (grade 1) in the assessment.
• Punctuality
• No radios, audio/cd player, earphones
• No food and beverages in the classroom
ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course) Registrations are transmitted from CTS to ILIAS (no admission in ILIAS possible). ILIAS
Link to another web site Further information for this course
Lecturers Prof. Dr. Dominik ObristARTORG Center - Cardiovascular Engineering (CVE) 
Tatiana KochetkovaARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research 
Dr. Soheila ZeinaliARTORG Center - Organs-on-Chip Technologies (OOC) 
Prof. Dr. Philippe ZyssetARTORG Center - Biomechanics 
ECTS 3
Recognition as optional course possible Yes
Grading 1 to 6
 
Dates Thursday 10:15-12:00 Weekly
Monday 13/1/2025 14:15-16:00
 
Rooms Hörsaal B007, Exakte Wissenschaften, ExWi
External rooms Room 102, Fabrikstrasse 6
 
Students please consult the detailed view for complete information on dates, rooms and planned podcasts.