Chapter 2, Sport Mechanics Anatomy What's new to this ediiton: Web resource with new chapter review questions Updated pedagogical aids Full-color design Reorganized content into two parts and 13 chapters to more readily fit the topics into a typical semester course structure Learn how biomechanics affects athletic performance Apply the foundational principles of biomechanics to sport Applied Sport Mechanics, Fourth Edition With Web Resource, explains how the fundamental laws of human movement affect athletes’ performances. Foundational principles of kinetics, kinematics, and sports technique are clearly presented and then explored through a variety of applied scenarios. Readers will learn how to observe and analyze an athlete’s technique and understand the mechanical principles that will help them correct the errors. A companion web resource helps students learn and apply the complex theories to real-life situations and a full ancillary package assists instructors in preparing their course. This text is destined to be the go-to biomechanics and sport mechanics resource. Sample content from Chapter 6, Angular Motion in Sport Angular velocity Rotary inertia Angular motion fundamentals Rotation of an object
✔ Author(s): Brendan Burkett
✔ Title: Applied Sport Mechanics
✔ Rating : 4.6 out of 5 base on (34 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1492558435
✔ ISBN-13: 9781492558439
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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