Biomechanical Basis of Human Movement

Biomechanical Basis of Human Movement

<DIV>Help your students understand the full continuum of human movement potential with the Fourth Edition of this rigorous—yet understandable—introductory text on the market. <BR /><BR />Focusing on the quantitative nature of biomechanics, <I>Biomechanical Basis of Movement, Fourth Edition</I> integrates current literature, meaningful numerical examples, relevant applications, hands-on exercises, and functional anatomy, physics, calculus, and physiology to help your students develop a holistic understanding of human movement. The book’s chapters are essentially self-contained, allowing you maximum teaching flexibility in structuring your course.<BR /><BR />The Fourth Edition offers new content, new examples and applications, and online teaching and learning resources to save you time and help your students succeed.<BR /><BR /><B>Instructor Resources:</B><BR /><UL><LI>NEW!</B> A robust <B>problem generator</B> randomly generates an unlimited number of numerical problems you can assign to students for practice and self-testing.</li><li><B>Brownstone test generator,</B> loaded with pre-made text-specific questions, saves you time and makes creating and printing tests easy.</li><li><B>Pre-loaded PowerPoint presentations</B> speed lecture preparation.</li><li><B>A complete image bank</B> enhances lecture and exam preparation.</li><li><B>WebCT and Blackboard Ready Cartridges</B> allow you to connect to your preferred course management system with ease.</li></ul><BR /><B>Student Resources:</B><BR /><UL><LI>Answers to the text’s review questions</B> help students master key concepts.</li><li><B>Confidence-building practice quizzes</B> allow students to test their understanding of key concepts and prepare for exams.</li><li><B>MaxTRAQ motion analysis software</B> brings concepts to life and allows students to track data and analyze motion in a in a dynamic, video-enriched environment.</li><li><B>The fully searchable textbook</B> online</B> is ideal for review on the go!</li></ul>Handy online appendices</B> present information on units of measurement and trigonometric functions, as well as hands- on data, for quick reference.</DIV>