Primary Chapters
1) Warm-up: Basic concepts
2) Racing, Mathematically
3) Net Force: Dwight Howard illustrates
4) Punts, the Fosbury Flop, and Other Projectile Motions
5) Curveballs, Foul Shots, and Bent Kicks
6) Game Changers: Collisions in Sports
7) Energy in Sports: Bursts of Power
8) Energy and Timing in Elastic Equipment
9) The Physics of Cycling
10) Twisting Athletes in Flight
Supplementary Chapters
11) Lines of Action on the Line of Scrimmage: The Torque Wars
12) A Barry Bonds Home Run
13) The Pole Vault
14) Is It Better to Run through First Base or to Dive?
A - Unit Conversions
B - Tables of Relevant Physical Properties
Further Reading
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems
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