UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN Physical Education
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

SYLLABUS

Semester V - Application Oriented Subject I - Kinesiology and Bio-Mechanics

Duration of Examination: 3 hrs
Maximum Marks: 100
Credits: 4

KINESIOLOGY:

Unit I

a. Introduction:

i. Meaning, brief history, aim and objectives, importance of Kinesiology for Physical Education and Sports.

ii. Fundamental Concept:

Structural classification of muscles - types of contraction (concentric eccentric and static), muscle tone postural muscles, reciprocal innervation and inhibition strength reflex, group action, direction and angle of pull and its significance, action of two joint muscles, relation of muscles and bone coverage, center of gravity, line of gravity, axis and planes of motion fundamental, starting positions, terminology of fundamental movements, functional classifications of muscles.

Unit II

a. Location, Origin, insertion and action of muscles at various joints.

i. Upper extremity - shoulder girdle, shoulder joints, elbow joint, wrist joint, metaphalangial joints.

ii. Lower extremity - hip joint, knee joint, ankle joint, metatarsal joints.

b. Muscular analysis of fundamental movement. Walking, running, jumping, throwing, catching, pulling, pushing, striking, hanging.

BiO-MECHANICS:

Unit III

Introduction:

i. Meaning, aims, objectives and importance.

ii. Types of Motion:

Linear motion and angular motion.

Unit IV

i. Angular Kinematics:

Angular speed, angular velocity, angular acceleration and relationship between angular motion and projectile.

ii. Linear Kinematics:

Speed, velocity, acceleration and uniform acceleration, motion and projectile motion.

Unit V

i. Linear Kinetics:

Mass, weight, force, pressure, work, power, energy, impulse, momentum, impact, friction and Newton's Law of Motion.

ii. Angular Kinetics:

Movement of inertia, conservation of momentum, transfer of momentum, levers, equilibrium.

Reference Books:

1. Kinesiology Scientific is of Human motion by Luttgens & Wells.

2. Kelly, D.L. Kinesioiogy and Fundamentals of Motion Descriptions, Prentice Hall.

3. McClusg, A. Human Kinetics and Analysis of Body Movements, William Heinmann, London.

4. Neil, D.E. Kinesiology and Anatomy and Motion, Mosby & Co..

5 Sunderarajan, G.S. Bio-Mechanics of Sports and Games, Roshan Publications, Chennai 1979.