The course aims to provide the student in Sports Science with the basic elements necessary for a quantitative approach to the study of sport. The course therefore aims to teach the basic elements of computer science, with particular reference to the use of a spreadsheet, the concept of signal and how to acquire it correctly, the concept of system and control, the operating principles of transducers. and equipment of interest in the sports field.
Teaching Methods
Frontal lessons with slides, practice sessions with spreadsheets on a computer.
Assessment Methods
Written exam
Texts
Slides available on the elearning platform.
Contents
Recalls: - mathematics and statistics - electrology
Informatics: - Information theory - Numbering and coding systems - Computer architecture - Operating system - Algorithms, flow chart, if then else, - Communication networks
Excel: - data analysis with Microsoft Excel
Transducers: - Electrodes - Calibration - Potentiometer - Extensometer and load cells - Temperature - Pressure - Accelerometer - Gyroscope - Signals - Electrical and magnetic interference
