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Kines 370 - Biomechanics Course Syllabus: Rvaughn@boisestate - Edu

This document provides a course syllabus for KINES 370 - Biomechanics taught in the fall 2006 semester. The instructor is Dr. Ross Vaughn and the course will cover anatomical and mechanical principles of human motion. Students will analyze sports and exercise activities using concepts of kinematics, kinetics of linear and angular motion, and mechanical factors of movement performance. Evaluation will consist of three written exams, with letter grades assigned based on percentage scores.

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Kines 370 - Biomechanics Course Syllabus: Rvaughn@boisestate - Edu

This document provides a course syllabus for KINES 370 - Biomechanics taught in the fall 2006 semester. The instructor is Dr. Ross Vaughn and the course will cover anatomical and mechanical principles of human motion. Students will analyze sports and exercise activities using concepts of kinematics, kinetics of linear and angular motion, and mechanical factors of movement performance. Evaluation will consist of three written exams, with letter grades assigned based on percentage scores.

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KINES 370 - BIOMECHANICS Course Syllabus

Instructor: Dr. Ross Vaughn Semester: fall 2006 Email: [email protected] Website: http://kinesiology.boisestate.edu/rvhp/ Office: E705, 426-3399 Lecture: Tu Th 9:40-10:30am, K219 Hours: M F 9:40-11:30am, Tu Th 10:30-11:30am Labs: M 10:40 12:30am, K217 Other times by appointment Tu 11:40 1:30pm, K217

Required Text: Hall, Susan J. (2003). Basic Biomechanics, fifth edition. McGraw-Hill. Course Description: Anatomical and mechanical considerations applied to human motion in sport and exercise. Corequisite: KINES 371 Prerequisite: Admission to upper division standing in Kinesiology, or instructor permission. Course Goal and Objectives: The goal of this course is to prepare the student to use a scientific approach for analyzing exercise and sports activities. The knowledge base will come from fulfillment of the following objectives: 1. To describe the nature of vector quantities and be able to combine and resolve twodimensional vectors. To define the basic terms involved in kinematics (e.g. velocity, acceleration, etc.) To explain the kinematic relationships between linear and angular motion To use concepts of kinematics to analyze human motion To define basic terms involved in the kinetics of linear motion (e.g. force, inertia, momentum, etc.) To identify the important characteristics of forces (e.g. magnitude, direction, point of application, components) To state Newton's laws of motion and relate them to sports activities To explain the effects of significant forces encountered in biomechanical analysis To explain the significance of the impulse-momentum, work-energy and conservation of momentum relationships to sports activities

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To describe the behavior of projectiles To define basic terms involved in the kinetics of angular motion (e.g. angular momentum, moment of inertia, torque) To locate the center of gravity of an individual To explain the kinetic relationship between linear and angular motion To determine the mechanical factors basic to the performance of an observed movement, and to evaluate the performer's technique

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Evaluation Procedure: There will be 3 written exams. The final grade for the course will be calculated on a percentage basis. Lecture and Lab grades will be separate. However, students will have the option to combine them into one grade. Grading Scale: A+ = 97%, A = 93-96%, A- = 90-92%, B+ = 87-89%, B = 83-86%, B- = 8082%, C+ = 77-79%, C = 73-76%, C- = 70-72%, D+ = 67-69%, D = 63-66%, D- = 60-62%

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