Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: HUMAN PERFORMANCE FROM DARWIN AND NEWTON TO DRUGS AND GENES

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): KINE 321 or permission of instructor

Description: The course explores the ultimate limitations to physical performance co-imposed by the natural laws that govern the physical world and the functional and mechanical properties of the biological tissues involved in movement. Topics considered include: speed, strength, power and endurance. Examples are drawn from extreme performers, both human and animal, to identify the functional limits of the muskoskeletal and cardiovascular systems brought about by evolution. The class involves reading original research articles and is conducted in seminar format.