Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore 560 012, India Life is very mechanical! BE 205
Introduction to Biomechanics of Solids
Jan.-May., 2016
Instructors: G. K.
Ananthasuresh, Room 106, ME Building, suresh at
mecheng.iisc.ernet.in
Lectures: Tu, Th: 02:00 pm - 03:30 pm
Venue: MRDG classroom, Ground floor, Biological Sciences Building
Course-work
The course-work involves attending lectures and the tutorial sessions. There will be homeworks, roughly two for three weeks.
They will be graded. There will be two examinations, the mid-term and the final. Additonally, there will be a
project in which the students should demonstrate their learning by doing a computer simulation project of substantial
sophistication. The split-up of marks is equal for the four parts.
25% for the homeworks.
25% for the mid-term examination.
25% for the project.
25% for the final examination.
The students should be prepared to learn programming in Matlab and using software for simulation. They should also
be prepared to learn relevant mathematical concepts and techniques. Enough help will be given to enable them to do
all of this. Students who have last learned mathematics in +12 need not hesitate to take this course if they are
willing to learn and work hard.
Pre-requisites
There is no formal prerequisite course for taking this course but knowledge of some mathematics (algebra,
trigonometry, calculus, matrix algebra) will be assumed.
The course is self-contained in the sense that most relevant concepts will be introduced and clarified before they are applied.
The course is open to all post-graduate students of engineering and science.
Undergraduate students of IISc are encouraged to contact the instructor(s) if there are any specific questions
before registering for this course.
