Science in the Arena

Explanations and Analyses of Performances and Phenomena in Sport
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-64327-177-4
Verlag: IOP Concise Physics

Buch, Englisch, 60 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 134 g

The arena of sport is filled with marvelous performances and feats that, at times, seem almost beyond belief. As curious onlookers, we often wonder whether or not athletes will reach certain peaks and what determines their limits of athletic performance. Science, with its emphasis on theoretical development and experimental results, is uniquely equipped to answer these kinds of questions. Over the past two decades, I have been asked innumerable questions related to how science can provide these kinds of insights. Science in the Arena is written as an outgrowth of those interactions with the primary goal of communicating useful and understandable scientific explanations of athletic performance.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baker, Blane

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Biophysik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Naturwissenschaften, Technik, Medizin
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Angewandte Biologie Biophysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Author biography
- 1. Introduction and 1-D and 2-D motion
- 2. Energy and conservation
- 3. What did Newton say about force?
- 4. Momentum, collisions, and sweet spot
- 5. All that spin: angular motions and angular momentum
- 6. Effects of fluids in sport
- 7. Wave action
- 8. Doping in sport
- 9. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, concussions, and knee injuries
- 10. Special topics

Über Autor(innen)

Blane Baker is Professor of Physics at his alma mater William Jewell College where he returned to teach in 1999. Over his tenure, he has taught General Physics, Electronics, and Quantum Mechanics, along with a popular sport science course for non-science majors. Much of the material for Science in the Arena was developed for this course, entitled Sport Science and Ethical Issues.

Baker is an active contributor to the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and serves on the National Council of Society of Physics Students (SPS). His areas of interest include electronics, sustainable energy, and materials science. He is also a member of the American Physical Society (APS), and Sigma Pi Sigma. He also holds the Wallace A. Hilton Chair at William Jewell College. Baker is an avid runner and baseball fan and enjoys traveling with family and friends.