PHYS 1130 - Physics of Sports

Effective Date 09/22/2020
A study of the physics concepts behind the motion of spinning and curving projectiles in worldwide sports such as soccer, tennis, basketball, baseball, football, etc. and rolling and sliding balls/diska along a flat surface. Basic explanations include utilizing kinematics, gravity, friction, air flow, and Newton’s Laws. Learn about hang time, topspin, dimples,drag crisis, sideways forces, least energy launch angle, jumping, and crouching.

Requisites Enrollment not allowed if previously taken or currently enrolled in PHYS 1559 #3 The Science of Sports

Credits: 3