Instant Notes in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics

Second Edition

Paul Grimshaw, Michael Cole, Adrian Burden, Neil Fowler

• Publisher: Garland Science
• Year: 2019
• ISBN:
  9781317266006
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Sports Medicine

This is the clearest and most straightforward biomechanics textbook currently available. By breaking down the challenging subject of sport and exercise biomechanics into short thematic sections, it enables students to grasp each topic quickly and easily, and provides lecturers with a flexible resource that they can use to support any introductory course on biomechanics.

The book contains a wealth of useful features for teaching and learning, including clear definitions of key terms, lots of applied examples, guides to further reading, and revision questions with worked solutions. It has been significantly expanded to encompass rapidly developing areas, such as sports equipment design and modern optoelectronic motion analysis systems, and it includes a number of new sections that further develop the application of biomechanics in sports performance and injury prevention. A new companion website includes a test bank, downloadable illustrations and, where appropriate, suggestions for learning outcomes and/or lab-based sessions for lecturers.

Instant Notes in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics has been an invaluable course companion for thousands of students and lecturers over the last decade. Engaging, direct, and now fully refreshed, it is the only biomechanics textbook you'll ever need.

INDEX

3D analysis of human movement 21, 317–321, 322–331, 385

3DSSPP 395–396

abduction 272, 283, 290, 307, 311, 386

abscissa 385

acceleration: angular acceleration 119, 121–122, 131, 134, 176, 177, 193, 199; centre of percussion 244; and centripetal force 151–158; constant acceleration 44–54, 71, 72, 111–112; differentiation 32–38; equations of uniformly accelerated motion 44–53; errors in measuring 322–323; force needed to induce 58–60; and gravity 59–60, 75–76, 77; impulse-momentum relationship 90, 93; integration 39–43; linear motion 3, 5, 6–10, 13, 27; linear-angular motion 131–132; negative acceleration 9–10, 32, 35; Newton’s second law of motion 106, 109–112; and torque...