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Projectile Dynamics in Sport : Principles and Applications.
An understanding of the physical processes involved in throwing, hitting, firing and releasing sporting projectiles is essential for a full understanding of the science that underpins sport. This book examines those processes and explains the factors governing the trajectories of sporting projectile...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Excel models; Acknowledgements; Symbols; Part I: The theory; Chapter 1: Sports projectile modelling: Why, how and so what!; Chapter 2: Launching projectiles into motion; Chapter 3: Motion of projectiles under the influence of gravity; Chapter 4: Impact and bounce; Chapter 5: Drag and lift; Chapter 6: The effects of spin; Part II: Practical applications; Chapter 7: Shot put and hammer; Chapter 8: Discus; Chapter 9: Javelin; Chapter 10: Golf; Chapter 11: Tennis and squash; Chapter 12: Cricket and baseball.
- Chapter 13: Soccer (Association Football)Chapter 14: Rugby and American football; Chapter 15: Some assorted sporting projectiles; Appendix 1: Table of physical values and drag-to-weight ratio for a variety of sporting projectiles; Appendix 2: The fourth-order RungeKutta method; Bibliography; Selected answers; Index.