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STEM in basketball /Jacqueline Havelka.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Mason Crest, an imprint of National Highlights, Incorporated, (c)2020.Description: 1 online resource (80 pages) : color illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781422274767
Other title:
  • Science technology engineering mathematics in basketball
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • GV885 .S746 2020
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Contents:
Free-throw physics -- The science of the jump shot -- Shattering the backboard -- Basketball analytics -- The equipment -- Training, fitness, and nutrition -- Series glossary of key terms -- Further reading and internet resources -- Index -- Author biography and credits.
Subject: "From dribbling and three-pointers to free throws and slam dunks, basketball is not only a game of athletic strength and skill, but also one of science and energy, angles and math, and high-tech engineering. In STEM in Basketball readers explore the science behind their favorite player's best moves on the court and learn about technology that is changing the game. Why do backboards shatter? What is the best angle for a jump shot? What makes that basketball so "smart"? The answer is STEM, of course."--from back cover.
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction GV885.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available on1264796921

Forces that act on a basketball -- Free-throw physics -- The science of the jump shot -- Shattering the backboard -- Basketball analytics -- The equipment -- Training, fitness, and nutrition -- Series glossary of key terms -- Further reading and internet resources -- Index -- Author biography and credits.

"From dribbling and three-pointers to free throws and slam dunks, basketball is not only a game of athletic strength and skill, but also one of science and energy, angles and math, and high-tech engineering. In STEM in Basketball readers explore the science behind their favorite player's best moves on the court and learn about technology that is changing the game. Why do backboards shatter? What is the best angle for a jump shot? What makes that basketball so "smart"? The answer is STEM, of course."--from back cover.

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