MY SCIENCE WALKS
  • MY SCIENCE WALKS
  • SHORT BIO
  • STELLARIUM RESOURCES
    • Introduction
    • Astronomy and the Odyssey
    • Circumference of the Earth (Eratosthenes)
    • Circumference of the Earth (Posidonius)
    • Distance to the Sun (Aristarchus)
    • Size of the Moon (Aristarchus)
    • Distance to the Moon (Hipparchus)
    • Lunar eclipse of Alexander the Great
    • Journey of Pytheas
    • Babylonian Cycles
    • Direction to Mecca
    • Great Conjunction of 1166
    • Medieval supernovas
    • Chinese pole star
    • Sidereal day of Aryabhata
  • NAVIGATING WITH THE STARS
  • ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM
  • BOOKS & COURSES
    • An Introduction to the Physics of Sports
    • The Physics of Sports course
    • Every Night Astronomy
    • Scientific Secrets of Athens
    • Scientific Secrets of Edinburgh & Glasgow
    • Textbooks in Greek
  • TRAVEL BLOG
  • Contact Me
Preface
How are Newton’s three laws connected to football, and various forms of energy to cycling? What is the relationship between figure skating pirouettes and rotational motion? Do basic aerodynamics concepts influence performance in ski jumping, and hydrodynamics mechanisms, the world records in swimming?
The aim of the author, who is a university lecturer in flight physics, is to present the physical laws that affect various sports. With the help of simple simulations it is easily appreciated that science defines the performance of athletes, whereas at the same time the reader is introduced to basic physics concepts in a novel and pleasant way.

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Table of contents 

Chapter 1: Incredible speed races

Chapter 2: Newton on the ball

Chapter 3: Rotational motion and impressive pirouettes

Chapter 4: High energy sports

Chapter 5: Various sport projectiles

Chapter 6: Aerodynamics in sport

Chapter 7: Are all records the same?

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  • MY SCIENCE WALKS
  • SHORT BIO
  • STELLARIUM RESOURCES
    • Introduction
    • Astronomy and the Odyssey
    • Circumference of the Earth (Eratosthenes)
    • Circumference of the Earth (Posidonius)
    • Distance to the Sun (Aristarchus)
    • Size of the Moon (Aristarchus)
    • Distance to the Moon (Hipparchus)
    • Lunar eclipse of Alexander the Great
    • Journey of Pytheas
    • Babylonian Cycles
    • Direction to Mecca
    • Great Conjunction of 1166
    • Medieval supernovas
    • Chinese pole star
    • Sidereal day of Aryabhata
  • NAVIGATING WITH THE STARS
  • ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM
  • BOOKS & COURSES
    • An Introduction to the Physics of Sports
    • The Physics of Sports course
    • Every Night Astronomy
    • Scientific Secrets of Athens
    • Scientific Secrets of Edinburgh & Glasgow
    • Textbooks in Greek
  • TRAVEL BLOG
  • Contact Me