Physics for Everyone – Even Athletes
ORAL · Invited
Abstract
The best way to get people interested in physics is to relate it to something that they really care about. In this regard, sports is almost always a sure bet. I will discuss some of the interesting topics that have come up in conversations I have had about the physics of sports with coaches, players, fans, and sports writers. Examples from football, American football, basketball, gymnastics, and track and field will be given, including the unique experience I had teaching the largest physics class in the world, with 9 x 104 moderately attentive students.
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Publication: T.J.Gay, The Physics of Football (Re-titled and revised 2nd edition of Football Physics; Harper-Collins, New York, 2005).<br><br>C.M. Pfeiffer, T.J.Gay, J.A.Hawks, S.M.Farritor, and J.M.Burnfield, "Investigation of Toppling Ball Flight in American Football with a Mechanical Field-Goal Kicker," Sports Eng. 2017; DOI 10.1007/s12283-017-0254-x<br><br>R.H.Price, W.C.Moss, and T.J.Gay, "The Paradox of the Tight Siral Pass in American Football: A Simple Resolution" Am. J. Phys. 88, 704 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0001388.
Presenters
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Timothy J. Gay
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Authors
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Timothy J. Gay
University of Nebraska - Lincoln