Assigned Readings
Learning Objectives (Word file)
PowerPoint Lecture
Hamill & Knutzen. 2008. Chapter 1: pages 3-22
Terminology
| kinesiology | discipline | profession |
| movement or motion | functional anatomy | biomechanics |
| mechanics | statics | dynamics |
| kinematics | kinetics | anatomy |
| rigid body mechanics | deformable body mechanics | physiology |
| fluid mechanics | base quantity | derived quantity |
| SI system | English system | base unit |
| derived unit | length | mass |
| quantitative | qualitative | inference |
| sports medicine |
Objectives
| 1. | Define kinesiology (using your lecture notes as the rule here), and explain how the definition provided in lecture differs from that in the book. |
| 2. | Identify three major professions relevant to the discipline of kinesiology. Provide examples of how these professions use kinesiology. |
| 3. | Distinguish between the discipline and the professions of kinesiology. |
| 4. | Identify the subdisciplines of kinesiology, and explain the continuum of these subdisciplines as presented in lecture. |
| 5. | Define the subdisciplines of functional anatomy and biomechanics and explain how they fit into the discipline of kinesiology. |
| 6. | Identify the parent disciplines of functional anatomy and biomechanics. |
| 7. | Identify and define the branches of biomechanics. |
| 8. | Discuss the relationship of biomechanics to statics, dynamics, kinematics, and kinetics. |
| 9. | Describe the scope of scientific inquiry addressed by biomechanists and functional anatomists as discussed in your textbook. Provide specific examples from your text to demonstrate your understanding of the scope of the scientific inquiry. |
| 10. | Explain how this course (PEP 300) fits into the study of kinesiology, and explain why this course has been included in your program of study for your major and chosen profession. |
| 11. | Associate the fundamental (base) quantities of mechanics (length, mass, and time) with their appropriate units in the British and metric system. |
| 12. | Convert the units of measurement employed in the study of human movement from the British system to the metric system, and vice versa. |
| 13. | Identify SI base quantities and their associated units, prefixes, and multipliers. |
| 14. | Discuss the differences between qualitative and quantitative analyses in functional anatomy and biomechanics. |
| I. | The Discipline of Kinesiology |
A. Definition B. Purpose C. Use in Professions D. Organization of Kinesiology |
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| II. |
The Subdiscipline of Functional Anatomy |
| III. | The Subdiscipline of Biomechanics |
A. Definition B. Branches C. Dimensions & Units |