INTRODUCTION TO BIOMECHANICS

Undergraduate

This course introduces kinesiology students to the biomechanical basis of fundamental human movement. Topics include: skeletal, muscular and neural considerations for movement; functional anatomy; and essential mechanics and mathematics for the analysis of human motion. Cross-listed with Physics 2420. PREREQUISITE: Kinesiology 2510, Biology 1220, Math 1120, Physics 1210 and admission to BSc Kinesiology program. NOTE: Prerequisites for Physics 2420 – Kinesiology 1010 or Physics 1110 or Physics 1210; and Math 1120 or Math 1910. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory a week