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Thank you for all your responses. Much appreciated.
Query:
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I would appreciate if anyone can suggest simple undergraduate
experiments for 2nd year Mechanical students relating to biomechanics.
Any useful reference books will be helpful.
Each session can be 3-hr or 12-hr laboratory.
ANSWERS (five):
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Hello, In response to your request for simple undergrad biomechanical
experiments, you might take a look at the "Understanding" sections
within the textbook,Biomechanics: A qualitative approach for studying
human movement, Kreightbaum and Barthels, Allyn and Bacon Publ., 160
Gould Street, Needham Hts., MA 02194 -0 your library may have it, also.
Most of the activities are hands-on figure it out type questions that
are
very effective for applying concepts in small lab groups.
The publisher also provides an Instructor's Manual with all the answers.
Hope this helps. KBarthels
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My doctoral program advisor, Dr. Melissa Gross, has incorporated an
innovative approach for laboratory sessions in her undergraduate
biomechanics course at the University of Michigan that may be of
interest
to you. The student projects from the past two semesters are posted on
her course web site: http://www.umich.edu/~divkines/courses/mvs330/.
The
application of "low tech" video motion analysis techniques to
investigate
biomechanical issues has proven to be a very effective way of
reinforcing
the concepts taught in her class. These projects have been met with
great
enthusiasm by her students, and Dr. Gross' innovative approach of
integrating research strategies to reinforce didactic course content has
been recognized and praised by her fellow faculty members, campus-wide.
If, after viewing the project summaries, you are interested in obtaining
more information regarding the logistics of how Dr. Gross incorporates
these projects in her course, she can be reached via e-mail at:
. Best wishes with your course development process.
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Sometimes I have my students look at the prosthesis-bone load transfger
by
means of reflection photoelasticity (hard to prepare, easy to use);
Material testing is always an option, either on material specimens, or
on
entire bones (3 pt bending; tension; hardness).
Hope this helps. I would be very much interested in reading a summary of
the responses you'll get.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++
I have been publishing some articles in the
American Biology Teacher that might be useful.
More information is available on my web site, and
the url is listed below.
Cheers
Edwin DeMont, Ph.D.
Biology Department
P.O. Box 5000
St. Francis Xavier University
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Canada B2G 2W5
email: edemont@stfx.ca
WWW: http://juliet.stfx.ca/~edemont/biomechanics-lab.html
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The standard are:
1) test a tendon to show hysteresis, creep, and relaxation.
2) frog muscle with electrical stimulation to show summation, tetany
I bet you could do blood rheology also...
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Query:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++
I would appreciate if anyone can suggest simple undergraduate
experiments for 2nd year Mechanical students relating to biomechanics.
Any useful reference books will be helpful.
Each session can be 3-hr or 12-hr laboratory.
ANSWERS (five):
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++
Hello, In response to your request for simple undergrad biomechanical
experiments, you might take a look at the "Understanding" sections
within the textbook,Biomechanics: A qualitative approach for studying
human movement, Kreightbaum and Barthels, Allyn and Bacon Publ., 160
Gould Street, Needham Hts., MA 02194 -0 your library may have it, also.
Most of the activities are hands-on figure it out type questions that
are
very effective for applying concepts in small lab groups.
The publisher also provides an Instructor's Manual with all the answers.
Hope this helps. KBarthels
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++
My doctoral program advisor, Dr. Melissa Gross, has incorporated an
innovative approach for laboratory sessions in her undergraduate
biomechanics course at the University of Michigan that may be of
interest
to you. The student projects from the past two semesters are posted on
her course web site: http://www.umich.edu/~divkines/courses/mvs330/.
The
application of "low tech" video motion analysis techniques to
investigate
biomechanical issues has proven to be a very effective way of
reinforcing
the concepts taught in her class. These projects have been met with
great
enthusiasm by her students, and Dr. Gross' innovative approach of
integrating research strategies to reinforce didactic course content has
been recognized and praised by her fellow faculty members, campus-wide.
If, after viewing the project summaries, you are interested in obtaining
more information regarding the logistics of how Dr. Gross incorporates
these projects in her course, she can be reached via e-mail at:
. Best wishes with your course development process.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++
Sometimes I have my students look at the prosthesis-bone load transfger
by
means of reflection photoelasticity (hard to prepare, easy to use);
Material testing is always an option, either on material specimens, or
on
entire bones (3 pt bending; tension; hardness).
Hope this helps. I would be very much interested in reading a summary of
the responses you'll get.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++
I have been publishing some articles in the
American Biology Teacher that might be useful.
More information is available on my web site, and
the url is listed below.
Cheers
Edwin DeMont, Ph.D.
Biology Department
P.O. Box 5000
St. Francis Xavier University
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Canada B2G 2W5
email: edemont@stfx.ca
WWW: http://juliet.stfx.ca/~edemont/biomechanics-lab.html
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++
The standard are:
1) test a tendon to show hysteresis, creep, and relaxation.
2) frog muscle with electrical stimulation to show summation, tetany
I bet you could do blood rheology also...
- The END -