Fundamentals of Biomechanics: Equilibrium, Motion, and Deformation

Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Force Vector -- 3. Moment And Torque Vectors -- 4. Statics: Systems in Equilibrium -- 5. Applications of Statics to Biomechanics -- 6. Introduction to Dynamics -- 7. Linear Kinematics -- 8. Linear Kinetics -- 9. Angular Kinematics -- 10. Angular Kinetics -- 11. Impulse and Momentum -- 12. Introduction to Deformable Body Mechanics -- 13. Stress & Strain -- 14. Multiaxial Deformations & Stress Analyses -- 15. Mechanical Properties of Biological Tissues -- Appendix A. Plane Geometry -- Appendix B. Vector Algebra -- Appendix C. Calculus -- Index.