SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND HEALTH
DEPARTMENT OF EXERCISE AND MOVEMENT SCIENCES
PEAC 250 - KINESIOLOGY

CLASS SCHEDULE AND READINGS

PROFESSOR OVERDORF

T (9/2) - Introduction; Overview of Course; Ch. 1 (H)

Expectations and Objectives

R (9/4) - Basic Terminology; Forms of Motion; Ch. 2 (H)

Reference Terminology; Joint Movement (T) pp 6-7

Joint Movement Terminology

T (9/9) - Basic Kinetics Concepts; Vector Algebra Ch. 3 cont. (H)

R (9/11) - Bone Growth and Development Ch. 4 (H)

T (9/16) - - Biomechanics of Joints (Classification, Ch. 5 (H)

Stability, Flexibility)

R (9/18) - Muscle Tissue; Muscle Tension; Ch. 6 (H)

Functional Organization of Skeletal Muscles

T (9/23) - Mechanical Factors Affecting Muscular Force; Ch. 6cont. (H)

Strength, Power, and Endurance; Movement

Regulation & Muscles' Roles; Neuromuscular Reg.

R (9/25) - EXAM #1

T (9/30) - Structure, Motion & Muscles, Injuries of: Ch. 7 (H)

Shoulder Joint area (Sternoclavicular, Acrom- Chs. 2,3 (T)

ioclavicular, Coracoclavicular, Glenohumeral)

R (10/2) - Structure, Motion & Mucles, Injuries of: Ch. 7 cont.

Elbow & Wrist Joints Ch. 4/5 (T)

T (10/7) - Review and Completion of Upper Extremeties Ch. 5 (T)

R (10/9) - Structure, Motion & Muscles, Injuries of: Ch. 8 (H)

Hip Joint Ch. 7 (T)

T (10/14) - Structure, Motion & Muscles, Injuries of: Ch. 8 cont. (H)

Knee Ch. 8 (T)

R (10/16) - Structure, Motion & Muscles, Injuries of: Ch. 8 cont. (H)

Ankle & Foot Ch. 9 (T)

T (10/21) - Review and Completion of Lower Extremeties

R (10/23) - Structure, Motion & Muscles, Injuries of: Ch. 9 (H)

Spine and Pelvis Ch. 10 (T)

T (10/28) - Review of Muscles and Exercise Ch. 10 (T)

R (10/30) - Movement Analysis

T (11/4) - EXAM #2 (AND DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!)

R (11/6) - Linear Kinematics: Quantities; Projectile Ch. 10 (H)

Motion

T (11/11) - Vector Components of Projectile Motion Ch. 10 cont. (H)

R (11/13) - Angular Kinematics: Measuring Angles Ch. 11 (H)

T (11/18) - Angular Kinematics cont. Ch. 11 cont. (H)

R (11/20) - Linear Kinetics: Newton's Laws; Mechanical Ch. 12 (H)

Behavior of Bodies in Contact

T (11/25) - Continuation of Linear Kinetics; Work, Power, Ch. 12 cont. (H)

And Energy

R (11/27) - HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

T (12/2) - Static and Dynamic Equilibrium Ch. 13 (H)

R (12/4) - Center of Gravity; Stability & Balance Ch. 13 cont. (H); pp. 227-29 (T)

T (12/9) - Angular Momentum; Angular Analogues of Newton's Laws of Motion; Fluid Mechanics - Ch. 15 (H)

R (12/11) - Review

T (12/ 16 ) -FINAL EXAM - 2 PM - 4:30 PM