Spring 2027

Physiology of Human Performance

An integrated study of human performance limits using biology, chemistry, psychology, and mechanics to explain physiological processes from molecular to whole-body levels via case studies.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Gary Diffee

The class involved semester-long projects and one final exam. Students found the workload manageable and the grading neither particularly easy nor hard.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Develop effective strategies for solving problems in science, including some strategies for finding information to help solve the problem.

  • Develop an appreciation for the role that limiting factors play in human physiology and an ability to identify limiting factors in a variety of physiological processes

  • Have an appreciation for the relationships between a variety of different subjects related to human physiology and understand how an effective approach to understanding human performance requires an integrated approach from a number of disciplines.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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KINES 115

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

GARY DIFFEE is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Gary Diffee

Gary Diffee taught this FIG course using lectures, demonstrations, and student presentations. He made the material interactive and focused on student success.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.34 GPA, 84.2% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Gary Diffee

The class involved semester-long projects and one final exam. Students found the workload manageable and the grading neither particularly easy nor hard.

Past student reviews · Gary Diffee

One student found it frustrating that assignment grades were only released at the end of the semester. Another noted that lectures were advanced and sometimes confusing.

Topics

  • Physiological processes and their limits
  • Factors determining and limiting human performance
  • Movement, exercise, and performance
  • Molecular to whole-body integration

Skills

  • Solving scientific problems and finding relevant information
  • Identifying limiting factors in physiological processes
  • Integrating interdisciplinary knowledge to analyze human performance

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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