The project that I will be carrying out is a study of the science behind banking a shot in a basketball game. I will calculate the best places on the court to bank a shot and compare them to the places where NBA basketball players often decide to ‘go glass’. The angle of the shot on the court, the place of impact on the backboard and the distance of the shot will be the most important variables in my experiment. The areas of physics that my project will explore are branches of classical mechanical physics that include Newton’s Laws of Motion, force, energy and speed. The Laws of Motion will be used to explain how the ball reacts to the impact with the backboard. The speed of the ball when it hits the backboard is also crucial to the likelihood …show more content…
The force the person puts on the ball will impact the speed and therefore affect the ball going in the basket. Pictures are included at the end depicting Newton’s Three Laws of motion. Isaac Newton created the basis for mechanical physics in the form of his three laws of motion. They explain the relationship between a body and the forces acting upon it, and the motion involved with the response to those forces. Newton’s First Law of Motion, commonly known as the Law of Inertia, states that an object in motion continues in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an opposing force and an object at rest remains at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force. In the case of my experiment, the object of motion is the basketball and the opposing force is the backboard. Newton’s Second Law of Motion, often summarized as Force= Mass x Acceleration (F=Ma), says that acceleration is produced when a force acts on a mass. The mass of a regulation sized basketball is about 625 grams. The greater the mass (the mass of a regulation sized basketball is about 625 grams) of the object, the greater amount of force needed to make it move. …show more content…
My experiment will attempt to prove past research about bank shots in general. Physics and math relate to my project in many ways. They are critical parts of collecting the data because they offer equations and explanations for various aspects of the bank shot. Without analyzing and incorporating math and physics, this experiment wouldn’t yield as many significant and factual results. Understanding the scientific aspects of sports, especially basketball, can help advance athletic technology and the rules of the game. The main practical use of the data I will collect in my project is to help produce better players that understand where on the court to shoot bank shots, how much arc to put on their shots and how much force to put on their shots so they can get as many buckets as
The most significant information found in the post-experiment research is the information found in Caruso’s research that accounts for the swing of the arms when jumping vertically. Caruso’s experiment shows how male and female volleyball players display different vertical jump heights with the men’s being higher. She accounts for this by saying the swing of the arms results in the men being able to jump higher due to their greater upper body strength.
Newtons second law can be indentified more easily using the equation F=ma. This is an equation that is very familiar to those of us that wish to do well in any physics class! This equation tells us many things. First it tells us the net force that is being exerted on an object, but it also tells us the acceleration of that object as well as its mass. The force on an object is measured in Newtons (I wonder where they got that from). One Newton is equal to one (kg)(m)/s^2. For example, if superman pushes on a 10,000kg truck and it is moving at a rate of 2m/s^2, then the force that superman is exerting on the truck is 20,000N. For those of us that wish to move on in the field of physics, Newtons second law (F=ma) will forever haunt us!
Sir Isaac Newton made an enormous amount of contributions to the world of physics. He invented the reflecting telescope, proposed new theories of light and color, discovered calculus, developed the three laws of motion, and devised the law of universal gravitation. His greatest contribution to physics was the development of the three laws of motion. The first law was called the law of inertia; this law stated that, “Every object persists in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it.” The second law is called the law of acceleration; this law stated that, “Force is equal to the chan...
Newton's Laws can be found in the textbook, Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Serway.
A basketball Jump shot also known as a jumper is one of the most important shots in the game. Its purpose is for the player to jump, usually straight up and while in the mid-air attempt to score while arcing the ball in the basket. Jumps shots are known for winning games, especially crucial last second shots such as mine but it’s a skill that a player should be familiar and have knowledge of. Although it seems simple and easy its actually is a very detailed and mechanical aspect to the game which is why I choose to analyze the biomechanics of a basketball jump shot.
Basketball is a "transition game. Players continuously switch between defensive and offensive plays throughout the game. The plays include strenuous physical, such as running/sprinting, cutting, feints, jumps, and landings. Rapid turns and proximity during one-on-one situations increase the possibility of physical contact. Thus, frequent intermittent running and sprinting characterize the action of the game. Motion analysis has shown that depending on individual playing-time; basketball players cover a distance between 4.6 and 5.8 km per game, with mean heart rates between 80 and 90% of individual maximum heart rates (European Network for Sports injuries prevention, 2008). Consequently, players need to rid of highly advanced basic...
Investigating How the Height From Which a Table Tennis Ball is Dropped Affects Its Bounce. When a table tennis ball is dropped onto a surface, it bounces. The height of the bounce depends upon a number of factors: the pressure of the air in the ball, the height from which it is dropped, its. material, mass and temperature; the type of floor surface, its temperature and its angle and the acceleration due to gravity. temperature and the air resistance of the air that the ball will pass.
Crossed Up: Does Crossed Hand/Eye Dominance Affect Basketball Shooting Percentage?. (n.d.). In Science Buddies. Retrieved March 25, 2014, fromhttp://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Sports_p021.shtml#procedure
Kinematics unlike Newton’s three laws is the study of the motion of objects. The “Kinematic Equations” all have four variables.These equations can help us understand and predict an object’s motion. The four equations use the following variables; displacement of the object, the time the object was moving, the acceleration of the object, the initial velocity of the object and the final velocity of the object. While Newton’s three laws have co-operated to help create and improve the study of
Sports are often identified to have positive influences on many individuals. The sports industry is growing worldwide, especially the basketball industry, which is regarded in second place behind football. The global prevalence of basketball is unquestionable, especially among the young. Basketball is a dynamic team sport that involves a pattern of alternating, active, and skilled movement activities. There are compound demands that require a mixture of individual skills, team plays, strategies, and motivational aspects.
Physics is a part of everyday life. It is evident in the modern technological devices we use in every day experiences and objects around us. Although physics is understood to be only useful in the classroom, physics can also be applied to one the most popular activities on the planet, basketball. Whether jumping for the ball, or leaping for a slam dunk, the human body follows the same laws of projectile motion as do other objects. The sport that includes shooting, passing, running, and dribbling involves topics covered in physics such as force, friction, effects of air resistance, velocity, air pressure and energy. Basketball also involves factors such as projectile motion in making a basket, gravity and its effects on passing and dribbling, and Newton’s First and Third Law on passing and a number of others.
...the more energy is lost and the less the ball bounces back. The less denting that occurs, the more energy is kept and the higher the ball bounces back.
To explain these models, the forces as well as velocities acting on the ball are described mathematically. The three most important forces considered here include the force due to gravity, force from the spin, and the force due to air resistance.
In the natural world, physicists find new discoveries constantly. Some of these discoveries include the study of motion and forces. The well-known scientist, Isaac Newton, came up with the three laws of motion, which state rules and facts about the movement of an object. Our textbook states the laws of motion, as ?A body in motion will remain in motion at a constant speed and direction unless an outside force acts upon it. The net force acting upon an object is directly related to the mass and acceleration of the object resulting acceleration is in the direction of the net force, which is the vector sum of all forces acting upon the object. Finally, the third law of motion states that when one object applies a force to another, the other object applies the same amount of force back to the first object, but in opposite directions.? With these laws of motion, we can understand in detail how our world works. Also, that the movement of an object is more complex than a simple push. This discovery is taught to students all over the world because of its great importance and will continue to enhance the knowledge of the mystery of our earth.
Sir Isaac Newton is the man well known for his discoveries around the term, Motion. He came up with three basic ideas, called Newton’s three laws of motion.