TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Fifth Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn the force vectors to be applied to solve problems in medicine. 2) Learn the mechanical properties of tissues. 3) Learn the static equilibrium calculations of skeletal and muscular systems. 4) Learn the effects of mechanical stress and can calculate the effects for body. 5) Learn that the influence of external forces occurs stress in bone tissue and learn how to calculate the bone's response to stress.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Application of the mechanical engineering methods to the human musculoskeletal system. The mechanical properties of tissues. The structural characteristics and mechanical analysis of joints, bone and muscle. Dynamics of mechanical systems. Investigation of the mechanical aspect of orthopedic material, stress and strain in the material. Introducing the solution of pending problems with major research areas related to biomechanics.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week The concept of biomechanics, mechanical relation, the application fields of biomechanics. 2nd Week Force Vector, components and processes, particle balance. 3rd Week Moment, equivalent systems. 4th Week Center of gravity: applications to the body and organs. Moment of inertia: Bone fragments. 5th Week Junctions, balance system problems. 6th Week Joint biomechanics, Applications of Statics to Biomechanics. 7th Week Internal forces, shear and bending moment diagrams. 8th Week MIDTERM 9th Week Axial stress and shear stress: stress in the bone. 10th Week Strain and strain under axial loading: hard and soft tissues. 11th Week Stress calculations under torsion and bending stresses. 12th Week Stresses that occur in long-structure calculations, the use of V-M diagram. 13th Week Stress analysis in case of loading intracorporeal compound. 14th Week Dynamic application examples, kinetic and kinematic analysis.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Fundamentals of Biomechanics-Equilibrium, Motion and Deformation. Nihat Özkaya, Margareta Nordin. Springer. 1999. Vector Mechanics for Engineers. Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russel Johnston, Eliott R. Eisenberg. 8. Edition, Mc. Graw Hill, 2007. Mechanics of Material, Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russel Johnston, John T. Dewolf, David F. Mazurek, 6. Edition, Mc. Graw Hill, 2012.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 5 Quiz 1 20 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No