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table of contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Table Of Contents
Why Use Body Physics?
When to use Body Physics
How to use Body Physics
Tasks Remaining and Coming Improvements
Who Created Body Physics?
Unit 1: Purpose and Preparation
The Body's Purpose
The Purpose of This Texbook
Prepare to Overcome Barriers
Prepare to Struggle
Prepare Your Expectations
Prepare Your Strategy
Prepare Your Schedule
Unit 1 Review
Unit 1 Practice and Assessment
Unit 2: Measuring the Body
Jolene's Migraines
The Scientific Process
Scientific Models
Measuring Heart Rate
Heart Beats Per Lifetime
Human Dimensions
Body Surface Area
Dosage Calculations
Unit 2 Review
Unit 2 Practice and Assessment
Unit 3: Errors in Body Composition Measurement
Body Mass Index
The Skinfold Method
Pupillary Distance Self-Measurement
Working with Uncertainties
Other Methods of Reporting Uncertainty*
Unit 3 Review
Unit 3 Practice and Assessment
Unit 4: Better Body Composition Measurement
Body Density
Body Volume by Displacement
Body Weight
Measuring Body Weight
Body Density from Displacement and Weight
Under Water Weight
Hydrostatic Weighing
Unit 4 Review
Unit 4 Practice and Assessment
Unit 5: Maintaining Balance
Balance
Center of Gravity
Supporting the Body
Slipping
Friction in Joints
Tipping
Human Stability
Tripping
Types of Stability
The Anti-Gravity Lean
Unit 5 Review
Unit 5 Practice and Assessment
Unit 6: Strength and Elasticity of the Body
Body Levers
Forces in the Elbow Joint
Ultimate Strength of the Human Femur
Elasticity of the Body
Deformation of Tissues
Brittle Bones
Equilibrium Torque and Tension in the Bicep*
Alternative Method for Calculating Torque and Tension*
Unit 6 Review
Unit 6 Practice and Assessment
Unit 7: The Body in Motion
Falling
Drag Forces on the Body
Physical Model for Terminal Velocity
Analyzing Motion
Accelerated Motion
Accelerating the Body
Graphing Motion
Quantitative Motion Analysis
Falling Injuries
Numerical Simulation of Skydiving Motion*
Unit 7 Review
Unit 7 Practice and Assessment
Unit 8: Locomotion
Overcoming Inertia
Locomotion
Locomotion Injuries
Collisions
Explosions, Jets, and Rockets
Safety Technology
Crumple Zones
Unit 8 Review
Unit 8 Practice and Assessment
Unit 9: Powering the Body
Doing Work
Jumping
Surviving a Fall
Powering the Body
Efficiency of the Human Body
Weightlessness*
Comparing Work-Energy and Energy Conservation*
Unit 9 Review
Unit 9 Practice and Assessment
Unit 10: Body Heat and The Fight for Life
Homeostasis, Hypothermia, and Heatstroke
Measuring Body Temperature
Preventing Hypothermia
Cotton Kills
Wind-Chill Factor
Space Blankets
Thermal Radiation Spectra
Cold Weather Survival Time
Preventing Hyperthermia
Heat Death
Unit 10 Review
Unit 10 Practice and Assessment Exercises
Laboratory Activities
Unit 2/3 Lab: Testing a Terminal Speed Hypothesis
Unit 4 Lab: Hydrostatic Weighing
Unit 5 Lab: Friction Forces and Equilibrium
Unit 6 Lab: Elastic Modulus and Ultimate Strength
Unit 7 Lab: Accelerated Motion
Unit 8 Lab: Collisions
Unit 9 Lab: Energy in Explosions
Unit 10 Lab: Mechanisms of Heat Transfer
Design-Build-Test Projects
Scale Biophysical Dead-lift Model
Biophysical Model of the Arm
Mars Lander
Glossary
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