An edition of Gold medal physics
(2010)
Gold medal physics
the science of sports
by John Eric Goff
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Nothing is quite as thrilling as watching superior athletes do the seemingly impossible and wonder, "How did they do that?" Learn the basic physics behind the athletic endeavors of the sporting events you watch.
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Gold medal physics: the science of sports
2010, Johns Hopkins University Press
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0801893216 9780801893216
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Table of Contents
The pre-game show
It's not over until the trombone player goes down : vectors and how to think like a physicist
All hail Flutie : gravity and projectiles
Vive le Lance : simplifying the complicated
A leap into the unknown : more projectiles and angular momentum
Amazing spins in and around all kinds of water : rotations in water sports
Soccer kicks gone bananas : off-center kicking and the Magnus force
Four Olympics and four straight gold medals : centripetal motion and lift
It takes more that a big gut : caloric consumption and linear momentum
The post-game show.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-209) and index.
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