My office hours will be held in 3745D CCRB (the conference room) the following days and times:

Monday November 14th 1-3pm

Monday November 21st 1-3pm

Friday December 2nd 11-1pm

Wednesday December 7th 1-3pm * Will be held in my office (1230E CCRB)

See you there!

Rationale

MVS 110 consists of three conceptual modules (Biomechanics, Exercise Physiology & Motor Control) each taught by a different instructor. Each module is made up of twelve lectures and one exam. The students remain in the same course section (and classroom) for the entire semester, while the instructors rotate among the course sections. This current module will be an introduction to Biomechanics.

Course Assessment

Each module is worth 1/3 of the total grade. For this particular module, assessment will be based on:

Homeworks are due at the beginning of class, none will be accepted once the class has started. The final exam occurs on the last day of classes for the module.

Poorly presented homeworks (ex. messy) will NOT be accepted

Course Topics and Approximate Course Timetable

• 1st class – Intro
• 2nd class – Approaches to problem solving & principles of balance
• 3rd class – Balance & Stability
• 4th class – Leverage
• 5th class – Balance, Stability and Leverage
• 6th class – Review
• 7th class – Quiz
• 8th class – Kinematics, Kinetics and Anthropometric measurements
• 9th class – Measurements in Biomechanics
• 10th class – Tools for measurements in Biomechanics
• 11th class – Problem solving in Biomechanics
• 12th class – Review
• 13th class – Biomechanics Module Exam

You will need to use the text book for this problem set. If you do not have access to a copy, you can use the online google book version which you can find through Mirlyn or via this link

The Parallel axis theorem is used to find the moment of inertia at a different point of rotation.

where is equal to the mass of the object in kg and is equal to the perpendicular distance between the CoM and new point of rotation.

The table you will use for this problem set (table 2.6) gives the moment of inertia about the CoM of the segments. The somersault axis represents the transverse axis and is the axis of interest for problem 6.

In problem 5, the coefficient of drag is given as this is not correct, the coefficient does not have units ()

The production of work based on oxygen consumption is

I highly recommend putting in your units when solving problem 5.

In table 2.5, you are given an average segment length for men and women (in cm), but a segment weight as a percentage of the subject's body weight and the location of the CoM as a percentage of segment length.

In problem 6c, you need to find the angle between the muscle and the arm in order to calculate the moment arm of the muscle (I recommend using a diagram to find the angle).

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Here are the instructions for turning in problem sets, this is important to follow not only for grading turn around time, but also because it is good practice for this type of problem solving.

Please note, you will not get full points if you do not follow these instructions - having the correct answer is insufficient, the proper steps need to be included as well.

• Include your name and section number on the first page
  • Wednesday 2pm - 006
  • Thursday 3pm - 007
  • Thursday 4pm - 008
  • Friday 9am - 004
• Each new question (number) must be started on a new page. The different parts of a question (letters) can continue on the same page as long as they are clearly distinguishable.
• Each part of a question (letters) must follow all six steps. Label each step.
• When a question contains multiple parts (ex. a, b and c),
  • in step 2 of the first part (a) you must included all variables given in the problem, as well as your drawings (free body diagram and reference frames are required, sketches are highly recommended)
  • in the subsequent parts (b, c, etc...) only the variables needed to answer the question need to be included (make sure to add the values of the previous answers).
  • if the drawings for these section (b, c, et would be the same as that from a previous section, you do not need to redraw them - if the previous drawing is insufficient, included the new drawings in step 2
• Before adding numbers to an equation - the variable you are solving for must be isolated (alone on one side of the equation).
• Equations must be aligned vertically (preferably with the equal signs in line).
• Points will be taken off for any scribbles or crossed of sections (recopying your problem sets is highly recommended, not only so that they look neat, but because it will help you to understand to problem better!)

If you have any questions about these instructions, please contact me.

and remember - a happy grader equals better grades :)