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ESM-4204: Musculoskeletal Biomechanics

Description: Skeletal anatomy and mechanics. Muscle anatomy and mechanics. Theory and application of electromyography. Motion and force measuring equipment and techniques. Inverse dynamics modeling of the human body. Current topics in musculoskeletal biomechanics research.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: ESM-2304 and (AOE-2074 or CS-1044 or CS-1064 or CS-1114 or ME-2004 or ESM-2074)

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 20

Average GPA: 2.86 (B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 19.52%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 3.87%

Michael L Madigan201315.1%42.3%28.4%6.3%4.7%3.2%2.5710
John F Rossi201458.3%25.0%8.3%8.3%0.0%0.0%3.311
Robin M Queen201734.7%27.4%18.8%6.0%2.1%11.0%2.883
Sara L Arena202350.4%30.8%13.0%1.5%2.3%2.1%3.256

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