UT Dallas 2014 Undergraduate Catalog

PHYS3317 - Physics of the Human Body

PHYS 3317 Physics of the Human Body (3 semester credit hours) This course would be an introduction to basic biophysics of the human body. Topics include body motion and the forces which cause it, properties of the body like elasticity and how it affects things like muscles and bones, energy conservation of the body and how it affects metabolism, fluid flow and the circulatory system, waves and how they affect hearing and sight. Prerequisites: (PHYS 1301 or PHYS 2325) and MATH 2413. (3-0) R