Foundations of Exercise Science | 
 enlarge | Authors: Gary Kamen, Patricia Pence, Harold Goodglass, Jerry L. Northern, Dionysios Veronikis
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Category: Book
List Price: $68.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 80313
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 6.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 0683044982
Dewey Decimal Number: 612.044
EAN: 9780683044980
ASIN: 0683044982
Publication Date: October 15, 2001
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Product Description
This entry-level text provides an overview of the human movement sciences, combining basic science principles with applications in exercise science. Features include complete references to other biological science fields such as biochemistry, biomedical engineering and exercise immunology. Chapter objectives and summaries ensure understanding of the information covered, and application boxes illustrate practical applications related to the material. Topics covered include physiology of exercise, sports medicine prevention and rehabilitation of injuries, biomechanics of human motion, the mind and brain in exercise, and more. Connection Website: connection.LWW.com/go/kamen.
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Don't waste your money February 20, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Professors, please, please do not assign this book for your students. I'm currently using it for a pediatric audiology class, and I've been disappointed.
I have two major criticisms of this book:
1. It is poorly formatted. It's true that it has headings and some bulleted lists, but they generally are not helpful. There are no bold terms, as are seen in most texts. The index is great, but there is no glossary. The fonts and paragraph style are dense and hard to access. I'm a senior with a 4.0 GPA: I know textbooks.
2. The authors do not include a wide range of studies; they include the ones that support their opinions. Additionally, many of the studies cited are from the 1960s and 1970s, which is practically the Stone Age for a technology-heavy field like audiology. The graphics look similarly dated. This is a fifth edition (2002)--perhaps much of the book reflects the original edition?
I normally keep the textbooks for my major classes, knowing that I'll need them for reference when I am a professional; however, I'm looking forward to selling this one.
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