BIOL2630 STUDY NOTES

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There are 13 weeks of lectures, with some revision lecture. Usually, it is one or two lectures per week. I have written notes for all lectures, except revision lectures. Lecture 1 – What is Biomechanics? Measurement and measurement error Lecture 2 - Scalars, vectors + vector addition, 2D and 3D coordinates, Trigonometry Lecture 3 - Linear Motion - Position, velocity, acceleration Lecture 4 - Linear Motion - Uniform acceleration, Projectile motion Lecture 5 - Linear Kinetics - Force and Newton's Laws Lecture 6 - Linear Kinetics - Force and Newton's Laws continued Lecture 7 - Linear Kinetics: Impulse/Momentum, Collisions Lecture 8 – Energy: Work and Power Lecture 9 – Energy: Potential, Kinetic, Elastic Energy Lecture 10 – Angular kinetics - torque, moment arms Lecture 11 – Angular kinetics - estimating muscle loads Lecture 12 – Angular motion: angles, angular displacement, velocity and acceleration, radial and tangential acceleration, effects of radius on linear velocity Lecture 13 – Measuring angular motion, proximal-distal sequencing of movement Lecture 14 – Centre of mass/Base of support, Newton's laws in angular motion, Moment of inertia and torque Lecture 15 – Angular momentum and impulse, body posture, and angular velocity Lecture 16 – Qualitative and Quantitative Biomechanical Analysis Lecture 17 – Fluid dynamics: buoyancy, lift, drag, spin Lecture 18 – Muscle strength, force-length-velocity relationship