PHYS 1130

Physics of Sports

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Course Description

Discipline(s): Science & Society

A study of the physics concepts behind the motion of spinning and curving projectiles in worldwide sports such as soccer, tennis, basketball, baseball, football, etc. and rolling and sliding balls/diska along a flat surface. Basic explanations include utilizing kinematics, gravity, friction, air flow, and Newton's Laws. Learn about hang time, topspin, dimples,drag crisis, sideways forces, least energy launch angle, jumping, and crouching.


  • Richard Lindgren

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     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.76

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    Last Taught

    Summer 2025