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Apr 25, 2024
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Goucher College 2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
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CPED 209 - How We Move: Measuring Physical Activity (4 Cr.) (GCR Biological and Physical Science area)
What does it mean for humans to move their bodies effectively? How do we gain insight into the mechanics of everyday activities like balancing, walking, or running (and what they feel like to us)? What about more complex motions like those in dance or sports? In this course we will explore kinesiology the physiological and mechanical principles of human movement using the tools of physics. Concepts such as force, acceleration, rotation, equilibrium, and center of gravity give us a language to talk about and measure what bodies can and can’t do and to hold our beliefs up to experiment. By connecting measurable physical quantities to our bodies’ experiences, and those of others, we can ask and answer precise questions about how to move effectively. With smartphones, sensors and video capture, we can gather numerical data during our day-to-day lives, or set up careful experiments to test our instincts and guesses. Students will conduct collaborative experimental investigations of a movement problem or issue in a context of interest to them, such as sports, exercise, or dance. Students are limited to one CPE course per semester. Yoder.
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