444677-HS2018-0-Introduction to Biomechanics





Root number 444677
Semester HS2018
Type of course Lecture
Allocation to subject Biomedical Engineering
Type of exam not defined
Title Introduction to Biomechanics
Description For questions on course and exam registrations contact bme@istb.unibe.ch.

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.

Teaching assistant: Soheila Zeinali (soheila.zeinali@artorg.unibe.ch)

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.
• Attendance required
• Punctuality
• No internet access during lectures
• 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. Philippe ZyssetInstitute for Surgical Technology and Biomechanics (ISTB) 
Prof. Dr. Olivier Thierry GuenatARTORG Center - Lung Regeneration Technologies 
Prof. Dr. Dominik ObristARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research 
Dr. Jakob SchwiedrzikMasters in Biomedical Engineering 
ECTS 3
Recognition as optional course possible Yes
Grading 1 to 6
 
Dates Thursday 10:15-12:00 Weekly
Wednesday 10/10/2018 10:15-12:00
Wednesday 24/10/2018 10:15-12:00
Wednesday 31/10/2018 12:15-14:00
Monday 7/1/2019 14:15-16:00
Thursday 4/7/2019 10:00-11:45
 
Rooms Hörsaal EG16, Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmazie, DCBP
Hörraum 106, Hauptgebäude H4
External rooms Departement Chemie, Freiestrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Room EG16
Hörsaal A224 (“Weibel-Auditorium”), Institut für Anatomie, Bühlstrasse 26
ISTB, Stauffacherstrasse 78, 3014 Bern, Lecture Hall I
Seminarraum 258, Physiologisches Institut, Bühlplatz 5
 
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