Requirements:
For this project we had to get into groups of 4 and create a professional Sports Magazine that you could see in stores. See 'Humanities-->Projects-->Sports Magazine Project' for more. The physics involved with this project was that we had to create a one-page physics concept on whatever our sport was. We had to research the topic, find facts and information on the tpoic, and develop into a one-page factorial on your topic. The topic I chose was Projectile Motion of Baseball.
Many factors come into play in determining how far a batted baseball will travel. These factors include the density of the air and condition of the baseball (which will effect air resistance), the angle at which the ball is launched, the bat speed, and the speed of the pitch. A wonderful animation illustrating the path of a batted ball for different speeds of the pitch, bath speeds, and launch angles, and my topic of course Projectile Motion.
Projectile Motion of Baseball:
A projectile is any object that is under the force of gravity, ignoring air resistance. Projectile motion is the motion of that projectile. Its path can be defined as trajectory. If you know the force of the projectile, then you can figure out the trajectory. In baseball, the pitcher throws the ball to the batter and the batter hits the ball into the air causing projectile motion. The air resistance is ignored because based on the spin of the ball, the ball can go in an unknown direction being up, down, or sideways. If two baseballs are pitched horizontally from the same height but at different speeds, the faster one will cross the strike zone but the slower one will fall before it reaches the strike zone due to the force of gravity. However when dealing with the batter hitting the ball, many factors come in to play depending on where the ball lands and the angle at which the ball is hit. For example, the density of the air and condition of the baseball (which will effect air resistance), the angle at which the ball is launched, the bat speed, and the speed of the pitch. The projectile motion of a baseball depends on the angle at which the batters hit the ball.
In the beginning of the project I was a little bit worried about how it would turn out. I thought it was going to be a hard, and long, drawn out process, but it turned out to be a flowing and great learning experience. We were researching like crazy and editing our articles. We went through about three drafts, changing things as we went making them the best that we could be. When we were done editing our physics articles we made them into PhotoShops Documents. I thought this part was really fun and creative. This project was such a blast and tested my work ethic and leadership!
During this project we did a lot of revision. I think the revision really helped a lot of people and how it went from something completely different (first draft to final). By doing revision we are able to make our writing pieces even better, so when I get input and a chance to revise I take full action and make the best of it. I think revision is one of the most important things about writing. We can increasingly make our work better as well as get critique on what we need to improve on. i have also learned it is great to get input on others' ideas and advice on what they think would help the final product.
For this project we had to get into groups of 4 and create a professional Sports Magazine that you could see in stores. See 'Humanities-->Projects-->Sports Magazine Project' for more. The physics involved with this project was that we had to create a one-page physics concept on whatever our sport was. We had to research the topic, find facts and information on the tpoic, and develop into a one-page factorial on your topic. The topic I chose was Projectile Motion of Baseball.
Many factors come into play in determining how far a batted baseball will travel. These factors include the density of the air and condition of the baseball (which will effect air resistance), the angle at which the ball is launched, the bat speed, and the speed of the pitch. A wonderful animation illustrating the path of a batted ball for different speeds of the pitch, bath speeds, and launch angles, and my topic of course Projectile Motion.
Projectile Motion of Baseball:
A projectile is any object that is under the force of gravity, ignoring air resistance. Projectile motion is the motion of that projectile. Its path can be defined as trajectory. If you know the force of the projectile, then you can figure out the trajectory. In baseball, the pitcher throws the ball to the batter and the batter hits the ball into the air causing projectile motion. The air resistance is ignored because based on the spin of the ball, the ball can go in an unknown direction being up, down, or sideways. If two baseballs are pitched horizontally from the same height but at different speeds, the faster one will cross the strike zone but the slower one will fall before it reaches the strike zone due to the force of gravity. However when dealing with the batter hitting the ball, many factors come in to play depending on where the ball lands and the angle at which the ball is hit. For example, the density of the air and condition of the baseball (which will effect air resistance), the angle at which the ball is launched, the bat speed, and the speed of the pitch. The projectile motion of a baseball depends on the angle at which the batters hit the ball.
In the beginning of the project I was a little bit worried about how it would turn out. I thought it was going to be a hard, and long, drawn out process, but it turned out to be a flowing and great learning experience. We were researching like crazy and editing our articles. We went through about three drafts, changing things as we went making them the best that we could be. When we were done editing our physics articles we made them into PhotoShops Documents. I thought this part was really fun and creative. This project was such a blast and tested my work ethic and leadership!
During this project we did a lot of revision. I think the revision really helped a lot of people and how it went from something completely different (first draft to final). By doing revision we are able to make our writing pieces even better, so when I get input and a chance to revise I take full action and make the best of it. I think revision is one of the most important things about writing. We can increasingly make our work better as well as get critique on what we need to improve on. i have also learned it is great to get input on others' ideas and advice on what they think would help the final product.
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