<p>i know biomechanical engineering requires MUCH more math than biology, and i hated biology because it was all memorization. i love math and physics and i was wondering is biomechanical engineering similar to biology in that most of it is rote memorization? i find biology interesting, especially muscular systems and movement, etc but I ABSOLUTELY HATE memorizing things without their being some method (once again, i love math).</p>
<p>I don’t know of any specific biomechanical engineering degrees out there so my suggestion would be to pursue biomedical engineering or mechanical engineering with a focus on biomechanics. My experience is in mechanical so I can tell you that for the most part memorization is not the name of the game in engineering. The key is to know how to solve problems and to truly understand the theory behind basic principles. Many engineering courses are set up so exams are open book or open note. There is really no sense in memorizing formulas. The more important thing is do you understand how to use these formulas to solve real world problems.</p>
<p>thanks ME 76! UT Austin has a ME major with biomechanical concentration and thats what im hoping on doing</p>
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<p>A concentration is not the same thing as a major. If an ME department has a biomechanical concentration, that is the same thing as just a normal ME degree where you take your technical electives in the area of biomechanics. I did not specialize in biomechanics but I know several who did, and from my understanding, it is not really that related to biology much at all other than its purpose is to mechanically simulate different aspects of biological systems such as muscles and ligaments. It doesn’t really require you to memorize anatomy or anything like that.</p>
<p>boneh3ad- as usual, you have provided the information i need! thanks because i absolutely hate the typical “Biology” class, but im really interested in muscles, ligaments, kinesiology, etc.</p>
<p>Well like I said, I am not exactly an expert on this subject, but that is just the impression I got based on my several ME friends who did a lot of biomechanics. Shoot, even the biomechanics my girlfriend did as a kinesiology major didn’t have a ton of the stuff like “the endoplasmic reticulum transports amino acides and the mitochondria produces energy and…” or whatever the heck all those things do. It seems to be more of how the body moves in a mechanical sense, not a biological sense.</p>
<p>thats exactly what i wanted to hear, i sure hope your right 
well, im only a junior in hs so i still have forever to decide</p>
<p>could an expert elaborate further?</p>