Year: 2006
Author: John J. Fontanella
Genre: Tutorial
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 9780801885136, 0-8018-8513-2
Language: English Format: PDF
Interactive table of contents: Yes
Number of Pages: 168

The Physics of Basketball - is a non-fiction book by John Fontanella first published on November 15, 2006 that explores the scientific side of basketball. It is written from the perspective of a fan of the game and then through the eyes of a physicist.
John Fontanella has been a physics professor at the United States Naval Academy since 1971 and was a college basketball player for Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA. As a senior in 1967, he was a NAIA First Team All-American. He then earned an NCAA postgraduate scholarship to Case Western Reserve where he earned his Ph.D. in Physics. He is currently focusing his research on naval applications of dielectrics.

Preface vii
Acknowledgments xiii
Chapter 1 The Final Four 1
Chapter 2 Projectile Notion 19
Chapter 3 Nothing But Net 35
Chapter 4 Basket Case 69
Chapter 5 That’s the Way the Ball Bounces 97
Chapter 6 Hang Time 121
Appendixes 133
I. The Drag Force
II. The Magnus Force
III. Trajectory Calculations
IV. Calculation Setup
V. Bounce Angles
VI.Coefficient of Restitution
Notes 141
Index 145

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