Senin, 15 Maret 2010

Fisika dan Olahraga

The muscles

Introduction.

  • Qualifications
  • Organization
  • Evaluation
  • Schedule for tests
  • Scores and Grading Parameters

1. The Science of Motion

(Lectures 1 & 2)
  • Vectors
  • Equations of Motion
  • Newton's Laws
  • What causes acceleration?
  • Forces and acceleration
  • Action and Reaction
  • Free-body diagrams

2. Energy and Momentum

(Lectures 3 - 8)
  • Energy and Work
  • Momentum
  • Conservation Laws
  • Center of Mass
  • The Fosbury Flop
  • The Grand Jete
  • Projectile Motion
  • Optimal Launch Angles
  • Collisions

3. Bodies in Motion: Human Limitations

(Lectures 9 - 13)
  • Levers: the Body as Machine
  • Muscle Fibers
  • Muscle Strength
  • The Law of Muscles
  • Power output
  • Muscle Efficiency
  • Energy Content of Food
  • Strength of Materials
  • Fatigue
  • Response time
  • Scaling laws

4. Rotational Motion

(Lectures 14 - 16)
  • Moment of Inertia
  • Torque
  • The physical pendulum: a model for your legs
  • Angular Momentum

5. Fluid Dynamics

(Lectures 17 - 19)
  • Lift and the Bernoulli Principle
  • Reynolds Number
  • Drag Coefficient and Power Requirements
  • The Magnus Effect: Why a curveball curves
  • Lift in sailing, rowing, and swimming

6. Beating the Limits I: Training

(Nova Video, Lectures 20 & 21)
  • Endurance training
  • Strength training
  • Periodization
  • Split training
  • Plyometrics
  • Training for Speed

7. Beating the Limits II: Technology

(Lectures 22 & 23)
  • Aerodynamics
  • New materials: energy transfer from bats, raquets, and clubs
  • Intelligent design: sweet spots

Notes on the History of Sports Physics
  • Ancient olympics; jumping, sprinting
  • Horsemanship through the ages.
  • Martial arts
  • Technology innovation in boat propulsion
Appendices
  1. FAQ's about this class
  2. Mass and moment of inertia of body parts
  3. Balls and their characterisitics
  4. Hydrodynamic lift in the sculling stroke
  5. Lift and air resistance
  6. Measurements of Acceleration of the sculled shell
  7. Muscles, Tendons and bones.
  8. Tennis. Angles to win.
  9. Elite ergometer performance and body weight for rowing.
  10. Perception of time and it's importance to athletes.
  11. Conversion of units from metric to English units.