Dynamic Anatomy is an experiential anatomy class that focuses on the anatomy and articulation of the vertebrate skeleton and how it is interpreted through visual media across cultures. We will be studying animal bodies across species, using the lenses of evolutionary biology, taxonomy and phylogeny. The course uses observational drawing and multimedia examples to study the biomechanics of limbs and joints in different animal examples, concentrating on three types of movement: running, swimming and flying. The course promotes a deeper understanding of shared physical traits across species and to encourage research that inspires innovative responses to course content through the study and methodology of anatomy, taxonomy and evolutionary biology.Science and Math (SCIMA) courses develop students' capacity for evidence-based reasoning through the study of life, earth, and physical sciences and of computational and theoretical mathematics. In these courses, students learn to recognize and interpret meaningful patterns of information; to assess the validity of empirical claims, distinguishing between opinion and fact; and to understand the sociocultural relevance of scientific and mathematical thinking.

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