Reviews
One of the best [books on snow sports] I've ever read.
From snowboarding to curling and skating, this places physics explanations in the world of sports and offers fans and competitors alike a solid understanding of the physics of sports.
Denny, a theoretical physicist and popular science writer provides an enthusiastic, almost breezy tour of the rules, art, and science of skating, hockey, curling, skiing, and snowboarding... For the scientifically inclined reader it provides an interesting window on the science of winter sports.
Both travel and science collections will find it packed with lively history, cultural observations, and fun insights.
Book Details
Acknowledgments
The Start Lines
1. Solid Water—Sports and Science
Part I: Ice Sports
2. Skating on Thin Ice
3. Down the Slippery Slope
4. Pucks and Rocks
Part II: Snow Sports
5. Skiing—On the Slopes and on
Acknowledgments
The Start Lines
1. Solid Water—Sports and Science
Part I: Ice Sports
2. Skating on Thin Ice
3. Down the Slippery Slope
4. Pucks and Rocks
Part II: Snow Sports
5. Skiing—On the Slopes and on the Level
6. Ski Jumping and Snowboarding—On Snow and Air
The Finish Lines
Ponderables
Technical Notes
Bibliography
Index