Gold Medal Physics: The Science of Sports
Author:   John Eric Goff (University of Lynchburg)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:  

9780801893223


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   26 February 2010
Recommended Age:   From 13
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   John Eric Goff (University of Lynchburg)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9780801893223


ISBN 10:   0801893224
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   26 February 2010
Recommended Age:   From 13
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface 1. The Pre-Game Show 2. It's Not Over Until the Trombone Player Goes Down: Vectors and How to Think Like a Physicist 3. All Hail Flutie: Gravity and Projectiles 4. Vive le Lance: Simplifying the Complicated 5. A Leap into the Unknown: More Projectiles and Angular Momentum 6. Amazing Spins in and around All Kinds of Water: Rotations in Water Sports 7. Soccer Kicks Gone Bananas: Off-Center Kicking and the Magnus Force 8. Four Olympics and Four Straight Gold Medals: Centripetal Motion and Lift 9. It Takes More Than a Big Gut: Caloric Consumption and Linear Momentum 10. The Post-Game Show Further Reading Index

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Goff... is more than comfortable analyzing a variety of feats of physical prowess... Sports fans with a knowledge of geometry and trigonometry will enjoy Goff's cheerful revisiting of memorable athletic events. Publishers Weekly 2009 A lively, pleasant read with plenty of real physics and mathematical details. American Journal of Physics 2010 Sports libraries will find this engrossing. Midwest Book Review 2010


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John Eric Goff is an associate professor of physics and chair of the physics department at Lynchburg College.

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