Sports biomechanics : the basics: optimising human performance

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blazevich, Anthony J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, United Kingdom : Bloomsbury Sport ©2017
Edition:Third edition
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Position, velocity and acceleration
  • 2. Angular position, velocity and acceleration
  • 3. Projectile motion
  • 4. Newton's laws
  • 5. The impulse-momentum relationship
  • 6. Torque and centre of mass
  • 7. Angular kinetics
  • 8. Conservation of angular momentum
  • 9. Work, power and energy
  • 10. Collisions 1 - the ideal case
  • 11. Collisions 2 - the coefficient of restitution
  • 12. Friction
  • 13. Fluid dynamics - drag