Biomechanical Principles and Applications in Sports - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3030134652 ISBN 13: 9783030134655

Publisher: Springer, 2019

Synopsis

This book provides an overview of biomedical applications in sports, including reviews of the current state-of-the art methodologies and research areas. Basic principles with specific case studies from different types of sports as well as suggested student activities and homework problems are included. Equipment design and manufacturing, quantitative evaluation methods, and sports medicine are given special focus.

Biomechanical Principles and Applications in Sports can be used as a textbook in a sports technology or sports engineering program, and is also ideal for graduate students and researchers in biomedical engineering, physics, and sports physiology. It can also serve as a useful reference for professional athletes and coaches interested in gaining a deeper understanding of biomechanics and exercise physiology to improve athletic performance.

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About the Author

Jani Macari Pallis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bridgeport and CEO of Cislunar Aerospace, Inc.

Jill L. McNitt-Gray is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California.

George K. Hung is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rutgers University.

 

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This book provides an overview of biomedical applications in sports, including reviews of the current state-of-the art methodologies and research areas. Basic principles with specific case studies from different types of sports as well as suggested student activities and homework problems are included. Equipment design and manufacturing, quantitative evaluation methods, and sports medicine are given special focus.

Biomechanical Principles and Applications in Sports can be used as a textbook in a sports technology or sports engineering program, and is also ideal for graduate students and researchers in biomedical engineering, physics, and sports physiology. It can also serve as a useful reference for professional athletes and coaches interested in gaining a deeper understanding of biomechanics and exercise physiology to improve athletic performance.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030134652
• ISBN 13: 9783030134655
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 333
• Editor: Pallis Jani Macari, McNitt-Gray Jill L., Hung George K.