Chapter 1: Prerequisite Skills for Biomechanics
Chapter Objectives
After this chapter, you will be able to:
- List the pre-requisite skills for success in Biomechanics
- Define the field of Biomechanics
- Solve basic equations and algebra problems
- Understand the use of different units to quantify physical variables
- Convert values between commonly used units in Biomechanics
- Round your answers to two decimal places
- Graph simple sets of data in two-dimensions
In Biomechanics, we use principles of physics to quantify and understand human movement. In order to apply the concepts of physics, or more specifically, mechanics, students must have a mastery of certain skills such as trigonometry, algebra and graphing. In this chapter, we review some of these concepts.
