The Biomechanics of Human Movement textbook ((c) R. Schleihauf, 2004) is now available in both CD-Rom and traditional print format. See the KAVideo Web Site for details on the new KAPro / BHMViewer CD-Rom package.

The BHMViewer software makes a full length textbook available on your PC’s hard drive. The viewer software CD-Rom holds the complete 400 page textbook and more than 950 color graphic images. A reduced size screen shot from the viewer software is shown below:

The program window shows the text for each chapter in the left hand pane. The right side graphics pane shows images that are tied to the text discussion topics. The program toolbar contains buttons that allow you to easily scroll to any “page” in the chapter.

It is important to note that the viewer software is designed to do more than just scroll text. In fact, this viewer is really designed to behave like a PowerPoint presentation with expanded text content. When you sit in a lecture hall and listen to a presentation, you get to hear the text content and see the graphic images associated with the text at appropriate instances in time. When the speaker gets to a given point in the lecture, she clicks the mouse to show you the image or critical text on the next slide. The viewer software is designed to show critical graphics and animations at specific times within the text content. However, because you control the pace of the presentation, you are provided with the tools to trigger the display of graphics, animations and questions.

The textbook table of contents is provided below:

Part 1 - Introduction
Chapter 1: Basic Concepts
Chapter 2: Issues in Biomechanical Analysis
Chapter 3: Kinematic Analysis Software

Part 2 – Linear Kinematics
Chapter 4: Introduction to Linear Kinematics
Chapter 5: Measurements of Motion
Chapter 6: Vectors and Scalars
Chapter 7: Instantaneous Velocity
Chapter 8: Instantaneous Acceleration
Chapter 9: Uniformly Accelerated Motion

Part 3 – Linear Kinetics
Chapter 10: Newton’s Laws
Chapter 11: External Forces
Chapter 12: Momentum
Chapter 13: Advanced Topics

Part 4 – Angular Kinematics
Chapter 14: Measures of Angular Motion
Chapter 15: Angular Velocity
Chapter 16: Angular Acceleration
Chapter 17: Circular Motion
Chapter 18: Joint Angle Measures
Chapter 19: The Summation of Force Principle

Part 5 – Angular Kinetics
Chapter 20: Introduction to Angular Kinetics
Chapter 21: Torque Calculations
Chapter 22: Angular Motion
Chapter 23: Joint Reaction Force and Joint Torque

Part 6 – Fluid Mechanics
Chapter 24: Forces in a Fluid Medium
Chapter 25: Swimming Propulsion