The Physics of Sports Book

Dr. Armenti puts to rest a number of popular sports-related misconceptions and accounts for phenomena that, for many, have been a source of wonder since childhood. Why does a golf ball have dimples? How can a sailboat travel almost directly into the wind? Readers will find the answers eye-opening. For general science readers and students and teachers of either physics or sports.

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Armenti (physics, Villanova U.) has gathered papers from--largely--the American Journal of Physics with brief introductory essays to such sections as baseball, tennis, bicycling. No index. Bibliographies are not brought up to date--a snip and paste job. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)