Physics of Life 2. Biomechanics
How life pushes the envelope of physics
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What you will learn
An understanding of the basic concepts of stress and strain, and how these concepts apply to living structures
The importance of elastic energy storage in skeletal systems and how these extend the versatility of muscle function
How materials fails, and how biological materials are built to resist failure
The meaning of strength, toughness and resiliency in materials and how these relate to biological materials.
What skeletal systems are, how they function as systems of articulated cantilevers
How water can effectively serve as a skeletal system, and the inherent versatility of hydrostatic skeletons
The physics of walking, running and jumping.
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