An Introduction to Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise
by James Watkins
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Author: James WatkinsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-05-17
ISBN: 0443102821
Number of pages: 300
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Summary of An Introduction to Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise
The purpose of this book is to develop knowledge and understanding of fundamental biomechanical principles and their application in qualitative and quantitative analysis of movement. The key to understanding biomechanics is a thorough understanding of the concepts of force, Newton's laws of motion, work and energy. All of the fundamental biomechanical concepts and principles will be explained from first principles and illustrated with reference to a large number of examples. No previous knowledge of mechanics will be assumed. An appreciation of both the impulse-momentum approach and the work-energy approach to movement analysis is necessary in order to fully understand biomechanical analysis of movement and this book covers both approaches.The organisation and presentation of the book is based on the open-learning model:
- Chapter overviews to summarise the content of each chapter
- All biomechanical concepts and principles are explained from first principles
- Key terms defined in a Glossary
- Applied examples to illustrate all concepts and principles
- Extensive use of figures and conceptual models
- Review questions with detailed solutions to all numerical questions
- Practical worksheets with example results
- References to guide further learning
- Extensive index
- Extensive glossary
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