Date Day Topic Other info
15-Jan-03 Wednesday Overview of the course
17-Jan-03 Friday Review of Newtonian physics
20-Jan-03 Monday Review of Newtonian physics
22-Jan-03 Wednesday Dimensional analysis and scaling
24-Jan-03 Friday Dimensional analysis and scaling
27-Jan-03 Monday Dimensional analysis and scaling
29-Jan-03 Wednesday Human locomotion DROP DATE
31-Jan-03 Friday Human locomotion
03-Feb-03 Monday Human locomotion
05-Feb-03 Wednesday Mechanics of fluids
07-Feb-03 Friday Mechanics of fluids
10-Feb-03 Monday Circulation
12-Feb-03 Wednesday Respiration
14-Feb-03 Friday Reynolds' number and motion in fluids
17-Feb-03 Monday Diffusion and heat conduction
19-Feb-03 Wednesday The nature of water--why it is basic to life
21-Feb-03 Friday The nature of water
24-Feb-03 Monday Life at the microscopic scale
26-Feb-03 Wednesday Basic cellular processes
28-Feb-03 Friday Exciteable cells Midterm Posted
03-Mar-03 Monday Spring Break
05-Mar-03 Wednesday Spring Break
07-Mar-03 Friday Spring Break
10-Mar-03 Monday Synapses and neuromuscular junctions Midterm due
12-Mar-03 Wednesday Microscopic description of muscle
14-Mar-03 Friday Macroscopic description of muscle: Hill's Law
17-Mar-03 Monday Locomotion revisited. Energetics.
19-Mar-03 Wednesday Metabolism and energy balance
21-Mar-03 Friday Mechanisms of heat loss
24-Mar-03 Monday Homeostasis and optimization
26-Mar-03 Wednesday The senses. Hearing and the nature of sound.
28-Mar-03 Friday Fletcher-Muson curve and auditory response
31-Mar-03 Monday Sound and the voice
02-Apr-03 Wednesday The senses: Optics and vision.
04-Apr-03 Friday Vision and the quantal nature of light
07-Apr-03 Monday Hard radiation in diagnosis and treatment
09-Apr-03 Wednesday Hard radiation in diagnosis and treatment
11-Apr-03 Friday Sound in diagnosis and treatment
14-Apr-03 Monday Electromagnetic diagnostic techniques
16-Apr-03 Wednesday ECG, MCG, EEG, MEG
18-Apr-03 Friday MRI
21-Apr-03 Monday Lasers
23-Apr-03 Wednesday The brain: structure and organization
25-Apr-03 Friday Perception. Weber-Fechtner Law.
28-Apr-03 Monday When things go wrong. LAST CLASS
02-May-03 Friday 0900-1200 Final Exam:
05-May-03 Monday TERM PAPERS DUE