Science of Sport
TESC – winter 2003Week 8

Please answer all of the following questions, and submit them no later than Monday, March 10th.

The right hand thumb rule is useful for determining ……??

The muscles are at a mechanical disadvantage for producing torque.Using an example from the sport/recreation you focused on in your journal, specify how this might really be an advantage.


 
 

Which will roll down a hill faster – a tennis ball or a baseball?Why?Be sure to use correct mechanical terminology in your explanation.

Why do people with long legs generally walk with a slower stride than those with short legs? Be sure to use correct mechanical terminology in your explanation.

Compare torque and angular inertia.