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A thorough explanation of the tenets of biomechanics At once a basic and applied science, biomechanics focuses on the mechanical cause-effect relationships that determine the motions of living organisms. Biomechanics for Dummies examines the relationship between biological and mechanical worlds.
List of contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Biomechanics 5
Chapter 1: Jumping Into Biomechanics 7
Chapter 2: Reviewing the Math You Need for Biomechanics 15
Chapter 3: Speaking the Language of Biomechanics 37
Part II: Looking At Linear Mechanics 57
Chapter 4: Making Motion Change: Force 59
Chapter 5: Describing Linear Motion: Linear Kinematics 83
Chapter 6: Causing Linear Motion: Linear Kinetics 103
Chapter 7: Looking At Force and Motion Another Way: Work, Energy, and Power 119
Part III: Investigating Angular Mechanics 137
Chapter 8: Twisting and Turning: Torques and Moments of Force 139
Chapter 9: Angling into Rotation: Angular Kinematics 157
Chapter 10: Causing Angular Motion: Angular Kinetics 173
Chapter 11: Fluid Mechanics 193
Part IV: Analyzing the "Bio" of Biomechanics 205
Chapter 12: Stressing and Straining: The Mechanics of Materials 207
Chapter 13: Boning Up on Skeletal Biomechanics 227
Chapter 14: Touching a Nerve: Neural Considerations in Biomechanics 247
Chapter 15: Muscling Segments Around: Muscle Biomechanics 263
Part V: Applying Biomechanics 283
Chapter 16: Eyeballing Performance: Qualitative Analysis 285
Chapter 17: Putting a Number on Performance: Quantitative Analysis 305
Chapter 18: Furthering Biomechanics: Research Applications 319
Chapter 19: Investigating Forensic Biomechanics: How Did It Happen? 329
Part VI: The Parts of Tens 339
Chapter 20: Ten Online Resources for Biomechanics 341
Chapter 21: Ten Things You May Not Know about Biomechanics 347
Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Succeed in Your Biomechanics Course 355
Index 363
