Biological functions are lectured from mechanical viewpoints. This lecture also relates diversity and polysemic characteristics of biological systems as well as their rationality and exquisite mechanisms.
Students will understand biological characteristics that are different those of artificial things.
Scaling, Biological tissues, Remodeling, Biological system, Specific factor
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
A mini test will be held for check of comprehension in the each lecture. Homework related to the lecture will be also assigned .
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Scaling 1: Proportion of long bone, jumping and running rules, branching theory of blood vessel and plant | Homework related to scaling |
Class 2 | Scaling 2: Basal metabolism law (elastic model and Fractal model) | Homework related to Fractal theory |
Class 3 | Optimal theory of long bone | Homework related to optimal theory of bone |
Class 4 | Remodeling of biological tissues | Homework related to remodeling |
Class 5 | Muscular characteristics | Homework related to muscular efficiency |
Class 6 | Specific factor of animal locomotion | Homework related to animal locomotion |
Class 7 | Population change of living things | Homework related to a chaos model |
None required.
Course materials are provided during class.
Students' course scores are based on mini tests in the lecture and the related homework.
No prerequisites are necessary, but enrollment in the related courses is desirable.