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Gymnastics is a highly competitive sport, demanding strong skills in speed, strength and agility from relatively young athletes. While the extreme tumbling passes and balance may be considered impossible for any average person, basic laws of gravity and force presented through the principles of physics, explains why gymnasts are able to execute these tricks safely and accurately each time. In this paper, basic apparatuses are covered through their relation to specific physics concepts. First, comes the relation of Newton’s laws regarding force, acceleration, and motion through the uneven bars and balance beam. Then, the paper will explore how angular momentum and torque allows for the proper rotation that is demanded in the vault apparatus and is also demonstrated during floor routines. Through these explanations, the seemingly unfeasible events become easier to understand through basic physics concepts.
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| Gymnast McKayla Maroney sticks the landing on her Amanar at the 2012 London Olympics, using the power of torque and angular momentum to perfect her vault! |
Nice job! Your presentation was very informative. Gymnastics looks like a really hard sport, especially when you mentioned the relation of physics to the balance beam.
ReplyDeleteBri!!! Wow! This is so cool! I especially like your visuals & it looks like you worked really hard
ReplyDeleteMarvelous project I'd say! I absolutely enjoyed your explanations of the abundance of physics applied to gymnastics. I especially took my pleasure in reading your slides about the many different activities in gymnastics such as the balance beam and vault!
ReplyDeleteTop notch pal! I never thought gymnastics was a sport, and now I still think that! At least you got some circular motion or something in there!
ReplyDeleteI always thought that gymnastics was just jumping around on bouncy mats, but now I realize that a lot of work is needed to preform those spins and jumps.
ReplyDeletewow!! the fact that you can figure out the physics in gymnastics and explain in detail is actually really cool. nice research bri!!
ReplyDeleteVery informative project. I really enjoyed learning about how physics applies to such an interesting sport. I really like your visuals and explanations.
ReplyDeletewow! I enjoyed your explanation of physics applied to gymnastics.
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Brianna! You described the physics of gymnastics in such great depth and I learned a lot about how the physical concepts are related to the sport.
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ReplyDeleteI have always been interested in gymnastics because some moves just look so impossible! Thanks to your presentation I finally have some more insight!
ReplyDeleteWow this project is really good! I read all about the physics and gymnastics and learned more! Your project was insightful and showed all the laws of physics in this sport.
ReplyDeleteGreat presentation! This one was definitely one of my favorites to read about. I was really interesting to read about how gymnastics can be related to physics. Loved how you included concepts such as angular momentum, torque, and acceleration.
ReplyDeleteI loved reading your presentation and seeing your visuals on the physics involved in gymnastics. Beautiful project and it was very informative.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed looking at your project! I liked all the visuals you added to help show the physics in gymnastics!
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