Science of the Summer Olympics Science Behind Gymnastics (Paperback)

L.E. Carmichael

ISBN 10: 1491481633 / ISBN 13: 9781491481639

Verlag: Capstone Press, Mankato, MN, 2016

Paperback. Behind every jump, spin, and flip of Olympic gymnastics, science is at work. Centrifugal force is at work in a midair spin, and center of gravity is involved in balance beam routines. Newton's Third Law of Motion springs into action as a gymnast flies into the air in the vaulting event. Find out how science is involved in all your favorite gymnastics events and how gymnasts take science into account as they chase the gold medal. "Discusses the science of gymnastics, using biology, physics and engineering"-- Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781491481639

Inhaltsangabe:

Behind every jump, spin, and flip of Olympic gymnastics, science is at work. Centrifugal force is at work in a midair spin, and center of gravity is involved in balance beam routines. Newton’s Third Law of Motion springs into action as a gymnast flies into the air in the vaulting event. Find out how science is involved in all your favorite gymnastics events and how gymnasts take science into account as they chase the gold medal.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: L. E. Carmichael completed her Ph.D. thesis on the genetics of wolves and arctic foxes in 2006. Since then, she has published 15 science books for kids and teens on topics ranging from animal migration to civil engineering. Her book The Scientific Method in the Real World is a Junior Library Guild Selection, and Fox Talk: How Some Very Special Animals Helped Scientists Understand Communication won a silver medal in the 2014 Benjamin Franklin Awards. Carmichael lives near Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Science of the Summer Olympics Science ...
Verlag: Capstone Press, Mankato, MN
Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: new