The Physics of Basketball
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Find out why you ought to put spin on the ball. Get tips on how to improve your free throw and increase your percentage from the charity stripe. Youâll even learn how to shatter the backboard, if thatâs something youâve always dreamed of doing.
With photographs and simple high school formulas, physics professor Fontanellaâwho played in college against Pittsburgh and Syracuseâreveals the key pieces of physics that underscore basketball. He covers almost every aspect of the game, weaving in stories from games heâs played and games heâs seen, and tales from basketball history and folklore. Physics comes alive as you see how Kobe Bryant, Wilt âthe Stiltâ Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, Becky Hammon, and J. J. Reddick do naturally the things that Isaac Newton says they should.
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John J. Fontanella is a physics professor at the United States Naval Academy.
