McGinnis (State U. of New York, College at Cortland) acquaints undergraduate students in kinesiology, exercise science, and physical education with exercise and sport biomechanics by showing them how to observe and analyze common activities. Presenting mechanics before anatomy, he covers external and internal biomechanics and applications to the analysis of sport and human movement skills to improve technique and training and understand the causes of injury. This edition incorporates access to MaxTRAQ Educational 2D software to analyze sport movements through video; updated photos and figures; new examples, art, and diagrams; discussion of new technologies used by researchers in quantitative biomechanical analysis; a new web resource with sample problems; more review questions and problem sets; more emphasis on the basics, including improved descriptions of conversions and an expanded explanation of the assumption of point mass when modeling objects; new content on deriving kinematic data from video or film and the use of accelerometers in monitoring physical activity; and online resources, including the problems from the book and an image bank, instructor guide, and test package. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)