The physics of baseball
A "fascinating and irresistible" ("New York Times Book Review") look at the science behind America's favorite pastime, complete with charts and graphs, baseball lore, and anecdotes about famous players.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Perennial,
Ã2002.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed., rev., updated, and expanded. |
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Table of Contents:
- Models and their limitations
- Flight of the baseball
- Baseball--air resistance
- Spin and the magnus coefficient
- Distance of flight of a batted ball
- Swing of the bat: Model of batting
- Batter reaction time
- Pitching: Pitcher's task
- Curveball
- Knuckleball
- Hop of the fastball
- Pitching with an illegally modified ball
- Pitching in the wind and on high
- Energetics of a thrown ball
- Pitching tactics: High and tight, low and away
- Left-handed and right-handed players
- Batting the ball: Bat-ball collision
- Spin of the batted ball
- Effects on the distance balls are hit
- How far can a ball be hit?
- Number of home runs
- Properties of bats: Optimum bat weight
- Hitting the ball imperfectly
- Aberrant bats: Aluminum bats
- Aberrant bats: Corked bats
- Running, fielding, and throwing: Running
- Judging fly balls
- Fielding ground balls--long and short hops
- Throwing in the infield and outfield
- Index.
