This topic in depth provides information about the relationship between physics and sports First the Exploratorium Museum provides fun educational information and animations about the science of baseball cycling skateboarding hockey and surfing 1 Visitors can also learn about the way a ball bounces and how a foots shape affects sports performance Next RandolphMacon Womans College addresses the physical concepts that affect swinging a bat kicking a soccer ball throwing a football and bouncing a basketball 2 Through this educational website students can find simple relevant examples to help them understand Newtons laws At the third websiteTom Robinson at Kent School District discusses the basic physics principles such as inertia and friction that apply to basketball 3 High school students and educators can learn about the theory of basketball shots and layups in this concise explanation Next David Eyre at the University of Utah summarizes answers to some of the common questions he receives about the physics of skiing 4 With the assistance of figures and mathematical equations visitors can learn about the side cut and turning radius of a ski as well as the relationship between weight and speed The fifth website 5 created by Dr Russell at Kettering University addresses the general physics concepts concerning baseball and softball bats and bat vibrations Although some of the links are still under construction students and educators can learn a lot about ballbat collisions with the many images figures and animations Next the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign investigates the notion that people use physics every time they participate in a sport 6 With the use of QuickTime videos the website discusses Newtons first three laws and the concept of universal gravitation In the seventh website 7 Dr Tim Gay at the University of Nebraska Lincoln discusses the physical concepts related to football such as vectors impulse and atoms The website provides seven current as well as archived QuickTime videos of entertaining lectures to help students understand physical concepts Lastly David Baxter explores the physical aspects of scuba diving that people experience in the high pressure environment 8 Visitors can find out about pressure buoyancy sound light and thermal insulation RME