The Science of Summer Olympic Sports

In this book, readers learn about sports in an entirely new way, through graphs This book contains 28 graphs of activities from Summer Olympic sports, including: Archery, Basketball, Bicycling, Canoe, Fencing, Field Hockey, Golf, Gymnastics, Rowing, Shooting, Track & Field, and Volleyball. Graphs contain a selection of physics data including acceleration, velocity, trajectory, and force, as well as biophysics data such as joint angle motion/positions and the electrical activity of the muscles (EMG).