Jiwoo Kim
Physics 211x, Fall 2013


Kinematics of snowboarding

Introduction

The Physics of Snowboarding

This is a link to a very good website that shows all the different principles of physics in snowboarding.

Example Problem made by me

Approach

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Body - Explanation

As Jim was sitting down, thinking about the jump, he had potential energy.  Gravitational potential energy is the energy stored in an object as the result
of its height. This potential energy was conserved to kinetic energy, the energy of motion.  The sum of potential energy and kinetic energy, is the total
mechanical energy in the system.  Since the potential energy was conserved to kinetic, we were able to find Jim's velocity.  As he lauched off the jump, we treated
the situation as a kinematic equation. Similar to a projectile motion, we worked through a series of equations to first find the time it took for Jim to clear the jump, and then the distance he traveled.  This web project was interesting and fun because  I was able to calculate and do phyiscs with a hobby I love.  Now whenever I go snowboarding, I can think about all the physics involved around me!

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