EXSC 350 Exam 1 - Dr. Peevler Question and answers
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1. What is
-The mechanical movement of the body
Biome-
chanics? -Application of mechanical principles in living organisms
-Deals with anything living ~ we are just covering
2. What is Humans It is a branch of physics that analyzes the
mechan- ics?
action of forces
3. Subcategories
for
Biomechanics 1. Rigid Body Mechanics
2. Deformable Body Mechanics
3. Fluid Mechanics
4. Relativistic Mechanics
4. Rigid Body
me- chanics (the 4 assumptions/definitions are below)
1. That the body segment is rigid
2. No Deformation occurs (the body does not deform)
3. No Tension
4. No Compression
5. Deformable Body The body deforms leading to a greater degree of freedom in
calculations
Mechanics
Ex: jumping ott things; a concrete surface will not deform when jumping
where a diving board has a spring and will deform when jumping
6. Fluid Mechanics Human Performance: water and air ~ Fluids
Air: Aerodynamics
Water:
Hydrodynamics
7. Relativistic All motion is relative and there is no specifically defined state of rest
Me- chanics
,Ex: a bus going down
the road, throwing a ball
up and down at 40 mph.
The perspective of the
person throwing it, the
driver, and the people
outside all have a
ditterent perspective.
Relative to their position.
, EXSC 350 Exam 1 - Dr. Peevler
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_7yxdbq
EX: angles and perspective, like football calls, depending on what POV
Observation what you see depends on what plane of motion you are
looking at. If you look laterally vs posterior vs anterior views
8. Statics Deals with systems in a constant state of
motion That motion can be stationary or
constantly velocity
9. Dynamics System subject to acceleration
Positive (speeding up) or negative (slowing down) direction
10. Kinematics Study of the description of motion taking into consideration of space and
time
-Moving in the space around you, Not Star Wars or Star Trek
-We are talking about Technique, like free-throws or how to swing a bat.
Technique attect force production and vice versa
11. Kinetics Is the study of action of
forces Deals with the
force.
12. Quantitative Data in numeric form
(more accurate)
Ex: long jump ~ jump at a 27-degree angle verse a 45-degree angle
13. Qualatative descriptive data
Ex: long jump ~ jump out not up
14. Linear Motion motion along a line (does not have to be a straight line) which can be
already passed 2025/2026
1. What is
-The mechanical movement of the body
Biome-
chanics? -Application of mechanical principles in living organisms
-Deals with anything living ~ we are just covering
2. What is Humans It is a branch of physics that analyzes the
mechan- ics?
action of forces
3. Subcategories
for
Biomechanics 1. Rigid Body Mechanics
2. Deformable Body Mechanics
3. Fluid Mechanics
4. Relativistic Mechanics
4. Rigid Body
me- chanics (the 4 assumptions/definitions are below)
1. That the body segment is rigid
2. No Deformation occurs (the body does not deform)
3. No Tension
4. No Compression
5. Deformable Body The body deforms leading to a greater degree of freedom in
calculations
Mechanics
Ex: jumping ott things; a concrete surface will not deform when jumping
where a diving board has a spring and will deform when jumping
6. Fluid Mechanics Human Performance: water and air ~ Fluids
Air: Aerodynamics
Water:
Hydrodynamics
7. Relativistic All motion is relative and there is no specifically defined state of rest
Me- chanics
,Ex: a bus going down
the road, throwing a ball
up and down at 40 mph.
The perspective of the
person throwing it, the
driver, and the people
outside all have a
ditterent perspective.
Relative to their position.
, EXSC 350 Exam 1 - Dr. Peevler
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_7yxdbq
EX: angles and perspective, like football calls, depending on what POV
Observation what you see depends on what plane of motion you are
looking at. If you look laterally vs posterior vs anterior views
8. Statics Deals with systems in a constant state of
motion That motion can be stationary or
constantly velocity
9. Dynamics System subject to acceleration
Positive (speeding up) or negative (slowing down) direction
10. Kinematics Study of the description of motion taking into consideration of space and
time
-Moving in the space around you, Not Star Wars or Star Trek
-We are talking about Technique, like free-throws or how to swing a bat.
Technique attect force production and vice versa
11. Kinetics Is the study of action of
forces Deals with the
force.
12. Quantitative Data in numeric form
(more accurate)
Ex: long jump ~ jump at a 27-degree angle verse a 45-degree angle
13. Qualatative descriptive data
Ex: long jump ~ jump out not up
14. Linear Motion motion along a line (does not have to be a straight line) which can be
