Kin 350 Spring 2008
Lecture	Lecture Topics	Chapter
1	Introduction to Biomechanics	1
	Qualitative and Quantative Analysis	1
	(anatomical and mechanical analysis)	1
	Units of Measure
2	Kinematic Concepts for Analyzing Motion	2
	Movement within planes of motion	2
	Fundamental movements of the major body segments	2
	Planes and axes of motion	2
3	Kinetic Concepts for Analyzing Motion	3
	Mass versus weight	3
	Vector and Scalar quantities	3
	Vector addition and subtraction	3
	Trigonomic resolution of vectors	3
4	Biomechanics of Human Skeletal Muscle	6
	Fiber types	6
	Fiber arrangements	6
	Line of pull (muscles as vectors)	6
	Types of muscular contractions (conc, ecc, iso)	6
	Agonists-Antagonists	6
	Roles of muscles (co-contraction, bi-articular muscles)	6
5	Length-Tension relationship	6
	Force-Velocity relationship	6
6	Rotary and stabilizing forces of muscles	web page
	The Neuromuscular System	web page
	Reflexes	web page
	Methods of increasing flexibility	web page
	Diseases of the Neuromuscular system	web page
7	Instrumentation- Biofeedback
	EMG
	EEG
8	The Biomechanics of Human Bone Growth and Development	4
	Bones/osteoporosis	4
	Factors affecting joint stability	4
	Factors contributing to range of motion	4
	The Biomechanics of Human Skeletal Articulations	5
	Classification of Joints	5
	Joint Stability	5
	Joint Flexibility	5
	Techniques for increasing joint flexibility	5
	Common Joint Injuries	5
9	Description of Human Motion: Linear Kinematics	10
	Displacement/Velocity/Acceleration	10
	projectile motion	10
	Potential and kinetic energy	10
	Work and energy	10
	Elasticity and rebound (coeff. of rest.)	10
	Angle of rebound	10
	Equations of constant acceleration	10
10	Review for Test 1 ( ARTICLE SUMMARIES DUE)
11	Test 1
	Kin 350 Biomechanics	Chapter
12&13	Conditions of Linear Motion- Linear Kinetics	12
	The nature of forces	12
	Newton's laws of motion	12
	Momentum	12
	Impulse-momentum (& Newton's second law)	12
	Forces that modify motion	12
	Friction	12
	Pressure	12
14&15	Fluid forces	15
	Hydrodynamics	15
	Flotation (COG and COB)	15
	Drag forces	15
	form	15
	surface	15
	wave	15
	Applications to cycling/ swimming/ ski jumping	15
16	Nature of Forces
17	start center of gravity and stability
	stability during gait
18	Test Review
19	Test
	Kin 350 Topics for last third of semester
20	levers, torque at a joint
	levers	13
	torque	13
	summation of forces
	kinetic link principle
	center of gravity and stability ( how to calculate using board)	13
	center of gravity using a calculation example	13
	Applications to walking/running/tumbling
21	Angular kinematics
	angles ( radians, degrees)	11
	angular velocity	11
	tangential velocity	11
	angular acceleration	11
	Applications to throwing/striking
	centripetal/centrifugal forces	Ch 14
22	Angular kinetics	14
	moment of inertia	14
	angular velocity	14
	Angular momentum ( conservation while airborne)	14
23	Newton's rotary Laws	14
	Applications to Iceskating/ Gymnastics/Diving	14
	Twisting- applications to Diving/Iceskating	14
24	Ground reaction forces and video analysis of Walking/running	pg 398-402
	shoes and foot mechanics
	Posture / alignment	Ch 9
	curvatures of the spine	9
	Dermatomes	9
	Lifting/ Low back pain	9
	Segmental alignment-leg length	9
25	spring break
26	Shoulder and wrist injuries	web page
	carpal tunnel syndrome
27
28	Analysis of projects- student presentations
29	Analysis of projects-student presentations
30	Analysis of projects-student presentations
31	Final Review
32	Final