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MECH_ENG 360: Mechanics of Sports

Description

(NOT FOR GRADUATE CREDIT)

Applications of mechanics and mathematical modeling to sports: baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, swimming, running, and others. Introduction to the biomechanics of sports.

Who Takes It

Lectures

This course meets two times per week for 80-minute lectures.

Textbooks

Adair, Robert K., The Physics of Baseball, Third Edition, Harper Collins, 2002. Armenti, Angelo Jr. (editor), The Physics of Sports, American Institute of Physics, 1992
Brancazio, Peter, Sport Science: Physical Laws and Optimum Performance, Simon & Schuster, 1984
Counsilmen, James E., The New Science of Swimming, 2nd edition, Benjamin/Cummings, 1994, ISBN 0130998885
Goodstein, Madeline, Sports Science Projects - The Physics of Balls in Motion, Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1999
Schrier, Eric W. and William F. Allman (editors), Newton at the Bat - The Science in Sports, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1094
Wesson, John, The Science of Soccer, Institute of Physics Publishing, 2002. Wiese, Jim, Sports Science - 40 Goal-scoring, High-flying, Medal Winning Experiments for Kids, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002

Assessment/evaluation

Papers, Class Presentations

Contact

Professor: John Rudnicki
Email: jwrudn@northwestern.edu