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Description for Gliding for Gold
Hardback. A physics-driven exploration of sports played on ice and snow that is truly fun and informative, Gliding for Gold is the perfect primer for understanding the science behind cold weather athletics. Num Pages: 200 pages, 79, 34 black & white halftones, 45 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHV; WSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
As anyone from cold climates knows, living with lots of ice and snow can lead to a special appreciation of sports such as skiing, sledding, and skating. Prolific physics popularizer Mark Denny's take on winter athletics lays out the physical principles that govern glaciated game play. After discussing the physical properties of ice and snow and describing the physics behind sliding friction and aerodynamic drag, Denny applies these concepts to such sports as bobsledding, snowboarding, and curling. He explains why clap skates would only hinder hockey players, how a curling rock curls, the forces that control luge speed, and ... Read more
As anyone from cold climates knows, living with lots of ice and snow can lead to a special appreciation of sports such as skiing, sledding, and skating. Prolific physics popularizer Mark Denny's take on winter athletics lays out the physical principles that govern glaciated game play. After discussing the physical properties of ice and snow and describing the physics behind sliding friction and aerodynamic drag, Denny applies these concepts to such sports as bobsledding, snowboarding, and curling. He explains why clap skates would only hinder hockey players, how a curling rock curls, the forces that control luge speed, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421402147
SKU
V9781421402147
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Mark Denny
After earning a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Edinburgh University, Mark Denny pursued research at Oxford University from 1981 to 1984, and then moved into a career in industry. Now semi-retired, he has written a number of popular science books, including Their Arrows Will Darken the Sun: The Evolution and Science of Ballistics; Super Structures: The Science of ... Read more
Reviews for Gliding for Gold
One of the best [books on snow sports] I've ever read.
Eric H. Book Bargains and Previews From snowboarding to curling and skating, this places physics explanations in the world of sports and offers fans and competitors alike a solid understanding of the physics of sports. Midwest Book Review Denny, a theoretical physicist and popular science writer provides an ... Read more
Eric H. Book Bargains and Previews From snowboarding to curling and skating, this places physics explanations in the world of sports and offers fans and competitors alike a solid understanding of the physics of sports. Midwest Book Review Denny, a theoretical physicist and popular science writer provides an ... Read more