SIO 125Biomechanics of Marine Life

4 units · SIO · UC San Diego

An introduction to the physical basis of the biological world. This course explores how the physical principles of solids and fluids underlay the functional morphology, ecology, and adaptations of all living things, with emphasis on marine organisms.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “BILD 3 and PHYS 1C or PHYS 2C, or consent of instructor.”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

One of the options in (2)

Environmental Systems—Ecology, Behavior and Evolution (B.S.)
Marine Biology (B.S.)