Course Prerequisites:
Kin 350 and Kin 480.
 

Course Description:

The application of mechanical principles to the analysis of human movement in daily living, work settings, sport and exercise.  Quantitative video analysis techniques are introduced and applied to selected movement analysis projects.

Course Content:

A.    Introduction - the role of biomechanics in the study of human movement.

B.    Linear Kinematics.

1. Scalar and vector quantities, vector components, vector magnitudes.

2. Velocity and acceleration vectors.

3. Uniformly accelerated motion, projectiles.

C.    Linear Kinetics.

1. Newton's law of Gravitation.

2. Newton's laws of motion.

3. Frictional force.

4. The impulse momentum relationship.

5. Conservation of momentum.

6. Impact, coefficient of restitution.

7. Work, Power, Energy.

D.    Angular Kinematics.

1. Angular position and angular displacement.

2. Angular velocity, angular acceleration.

3. Circular motion.

E.    Angular Kinetics.

1. Newton's laws of Angular motion.  Moment of inertia, angular momentum.

2. Torque, resultant moment, lever systems, center of gravity.

3. Joint torque and Joint reaction forces.

F.     Fluid Mechanics and Swimming Hydrodynamics

Course Outcomes:

At the end of this course the student will be able to:

1)       Understand how measures of position, velocity and acceleration can be used to quantify human movement.

2)       Understand the mathematical relationship between position, velocity and acceleration.

3)       Compute the velocity of a body landmark, given X and Y position information for that body landmark.

4)       Understand and apply the equations of uniformly accelerated motion.

5)       Understand Newton’s second law and apply this law in the calculation of ground reaction force, given video analysis data on the body’s center of gravity acceleration.

6)       Apply the impulse momentum relationship to the analysis of video analysis data on jumping.

7)       Prepare a movement analysis report for a student selected movement.

8)       Understand how the body’s center of gravity location is computed from video data.

9)       Understand how to calculate torque for basic lever systems.

10)   Understand how fluid forces influence human motion in water.

Course Materials:

Schleihauf, R.E., Biomechanics of Human Movement. Authorhouse, Indianapolis USA 2004 (www.authorhouse.com).

Schleihauf, R.E.  A Biomechanical Analysis of Freestyle.  Swimming Technique, Fall, 1974.

Schleihauf, R.E.  An Analysis of Skill Acquisition in Swimming.  In Collected Papers on Sports Biomechanics, G. Wood (Ed.), 1983.

BHMViewer and KAPro Software (R. Schleihauf, Spring 2008)

Method of Evaluation:

Your final course grade will be based upon the accumulated point scores from the following course components:

Homework assignments: 50 points

Midterm: 150 points

Final: 200 points

Term Paper: 200 points