Biodynamics
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The official GTU curriculum for Biodynamics (subject code 2733104) as prescribed for BE · Semester 3 divides the course into 5 units, covering 44 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2733104)Unit 1 Introduction to Human Body Structure and Motion
- Human Body Structure: Skeletal Tree
- Cartilage, and Ligaments
- Joints of the Human Body
- Physical Properties of Skeletal Muscle
- Muscle Groups and Movement
- Particles in Motion: Conservation of Linear Momentum
- Center of Mass and Its Motion
- Multiplication of Vectors
- Moment of a Force
- Moment of Momentum About a Stationary Point
- Moment of Momentum About the Center of Mass
Unit 2 Bodies in Planar Motion and Statics
- Planar Motion of a Slender Rod, Angular Velocity
- Angular Acceleration
- Angular Momentum
- Conservation of Angular Momentum
- Applications to Human Body Dynamics
- Instantaneous Center of Rotation Equations of Static Equilibrium
- Contact Forces in Static Equilibrium
- Structural Stability and Redundancy
- Structures and Internal Forces
- Distributed Forces
Unit 3 Internal Forces and the Human Body
- Complexity of the Musculoskeletal System
- Muscle Force in Motion
- Examples from Weight Lifting
- Arm and Joint Angle
- Multiple Muscle Involvement in Flexion of the Elbow
- Biarticular Muscles
- Physical Stress
- Musculoskeletal Tissues
Unit 4 Impulse and Momentum and Energy Transfers
- Principle of Impulse and Momentum
- Angular Impulse and Angular Momentum
- Elasticity of Collision: Coefficient of Restitution
- Initial Motion Kinetic Energy
- Potential Energy
- Conservation of Mechanical Energy
- Multibody Systems
- Applications to Human Body Dynamics
Unit 5 Three-Dimensional Motion
- Time Derivatives of Vectors
- Angular Velocity and Angular Acceleration
- Conservation of Angular Momentum
- Dancing Holding on to a Pole
- Rolling of an Abdominal Wheel on a Horizontal Plane
- Biomechanics of Twisting Somersaults
- Throwing and Hitting Motions
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