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- Teaches basic physics concepts, particularly involving forces, rotation and elasticity, using examples and problems based on the human body
- Contains lab exercises that demonstrate the physics of the human body
- Each chapter has worked examples and problems with solutions
- Of particular interest to students in sports medicine, orthopaedics, physiotherapy
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics (ULNP)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The mathematical language used in physics has always been pointed out as responsible for students’ difficulties. So, each concept given is followed by explanatory examples, with subsequent application and fixation exercises. It is a richly illustrated book that facilitates the comprehension of presented concepts.
Biomechanics of the Human Body can be useful to students of physical and occupational therapy, physical education, the life sciences, and health care professionals who deal with biomechanics. This book is also recommended for sport practitioners as well as the general reader interested in the mechanics of the human body.
Authors and Affiliations
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Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Emico Okuno
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Faculdade de Engenharia, Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, São Paulo, Brazil
Luciano Fratin
About the authors
Emico Okuno is a Professor at the Institute of Physics, University of Sao Paulo. She has authored many books in portugese such as "Physics for the Biological and Biomedical Sciences" and "Physics of Football".
Luciano Fratin is a Professor of Engineering at Armando Alvares Penteado, Sao Paulo.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biomechanics of the Human Body
Authors: Emico Okuno, Luciano Fratin
Series Title: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8576-6
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-8575-9Published: 29 September 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-8576-6Published: 28 September 2013
Series ISSN: 2192-4791
Series E-ISSN: 2192-4805
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 164
Number of Illustrations: 128 b/w illustrations
Topics: Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Human Physiology