Outside the Research Lab, Volume 3: Physics in Sport

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The Outside the Research Lab series is a testament to the fact that the physics taught to high school and university students IS used in the real world. This book explores the physics and technology inherent to a selection of sports which have caught the author's attention and fascination over the years. Outside the Research Lab, Volume 3 is a path to discovering how less commonly watched sports use physics to optimize performance, diagnose injuries, and increase access to more competitors. It covers Olympic and Paralympic fencing, show jumping horses, and arguably the most brutal of motorsports - drag racing. Stunning images throughout the book and clear, understandable writing are supplemented by offset detail boxes which take the physics concepts to higher levels. Outside the Research Lab, Volume 3 is both for the general interest reader and students in STEM. Lecturers in university physics, materials science, engineering and other sciences will find this an excellent basis for teaching undergraduate students the range of applications for the physics they are learning. There is a vast range of different areas that require expertise in physics...this third volume of Outside the Research Lab shows a few with great detail provided by professionals doing the work. PRELIMS.pdf Preface Acknowledgments About the author Sharon Ann Holgate CH001.pdf Chapter 1 Introduction CH002.pdf Chapter 2 Cut and thrust—the physics of fencing 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Equipment 2.3 Fencing technique 2.4 Wheelchair fencing Further Reading Weblinks (live as at June 2019) CH003.pdf Chapter 3 Foot to the floor—the physics of drag racing 3.1 Introduction 3.2 View from a drag racer 3.3 Top Fuel dragsters Further Reading Weblinks (live as at June 2019) CH004.pdf Chapter 4 Supporting role—physics behind the scenes in sport 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Radiation protection at the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics 4.3 Gait analysis for sporting horses Further Reading Weblinks (live as at June 2019)