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Type D and Type F activities
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Laurea in Scienze delle attività motorie e sportive - Enrollment from 2025/2026| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher | |
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| 3° | Advanced nutrition for sports | D |
Silvia Pogliaghi
(Coordinator)
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| 3° | Sport physiology | D |
Silvia Pogliaghi
(Coordinator)
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| 3° | Methods and techniques for body composition measurement | D |
Carlo Zancanaro
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | Physiology of sport nutrition | D |
Silvia Pogliaghi
(Coordinator)
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher | |
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| 3° | Theory and pedagogy of nordic walking | D |
Barbara Pellegrini
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | Hygiene applied to physical activities | D |
Stefano Tardivo
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | Statistics applied to movement sciences | D |
Maria Elisabetta Zanolin
(Coordinator)
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Biomechanics (2020/2021)
Teaching code
4S02417
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-EDF/01 - PHYSICAL TRAINING SCIENCES AND METHODOLOGY
Period
2° semestre motorie dal Mar 1, 2021 al May 31, 2021.
Learning outcomes
The course aims to provide cultural and operational tools for the biomechanical analysis of human movement and sport activities (in water and on land). Part of the program will be carried out in the form of numerical exercises (data analysis) to enable the students to verify, from a practical point of view, the theoretical knowledge acquired and to familiarize themselves with the main biomechanical means of calculation.
Program
Linear kinematics. Position, velocity and acceleration. Parabolic motion.
Angular kinematics. Polar coordinates. Angular position, velocity and acceleration. Uniform circular motion.
Muscle mechanics. Force-velocity and force-length relationships. Muscle architecture and specific tension. Mechanical proprieties of different types of muscle fibers. Mechanics of tendons and ligaments: stress and strain, Young's modulus.
Linear kinetics and dynamics. Newton Laws. External and internal forces; normal and shear forces; force distribution and pressure. Frictional forces. Work and power. Kinetic, potential and elastic energy. The principle of energy conservation. Impulse and linear momentum. Impacts and collisions. The coefficient of restitution.
Angular kinetics and dynamics. Moment of inertia. Rotational kinetic energy. Torque and center of mass. Angular work and power. Conservation of angular momentum. Joint biomechanics.
Fluid mechanics. Statics: hydrostatic pressure, principle of Archimedes and under-water torque. Fluid dynamics: viscosity and Reynolds number. Bernulli’s principle. Hydrodynamic resistance: shape, pressure and friction drag. Fluids in linear and turbulent motion, the boundary layer. Magnus effect.
Biomechanics of human locomotion: walking, running, swimming, cycling and cross-country skiing.
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Blazevich | Biomeccanica dello sport | Calzetti e Mariucci | 2017 | 978-88-6028-510-2 | |
| D. Halliday, R. Resnick, J. Walker | Fondamenti di Fisica: Vol. I - Meccanica, Termologia; Vol. II - Elettrologia, Magnetismo, Ottica. (Edizione 5) | Casa Editrice Ambrosiana | 2001 | 8821405389 | |
| Legnani, Palmieri, Fassi | Introduzione alla biomeccanica dello sport | CittàStudi Edizioni | 2018 |
Examination Methods
Written test with open questions and numerical calculations, followed by an oral examination.
