Robert K. Adair

The Mathematics of Projectiles in Sport

Preface 1. Motion under gravity alone 2. Motion in a linear resisting medium 3. Motion in a non-linear resisting medium 4. The basic equations and their numerical solution 5. Small drag or small gravity 6. Corrections due to other effects 7. Spin effects 8. Projectiles in sport and recreation References Index.

The Physics of Sports

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.

Special Issue: Physical Review Centenary—From Basic Research to High Technology

Edward Nichols and Ernest Merritt began the physical review at Cornell University in 1893. Any new journal incurs a financial risk; Cornell assumed that risk.