Sports Magazine Project
Requirements:
For this project we had to create a Sports Magazine (to hear more about this check out my Humanities Sports Magazine Project page). On the Physics side of this project we had to choose a physics topic that related to our sport (soccer) and write about it.
The physics topic that I chose was momentum. Below you can read a brief summary of how momentum relates to soccer.
Summary of Momentum:
Momentum is the product of an object’s mass and its velocity. Impulse is determined by the amount of force and how long the force is applied. The greater the impulse applied to an object, the greater the change in momentum will be. Momentum is simply something that gets transferred through objects and typically shows movement, whether it be acceleration or negative acceleration.
Impulse can be broken down into simpler terms. Let’s say there is an object, and it is moving with a constant momentum, but then it suddenly changes. In order for that to happen, one of two things has to change, or in some cases both—and those two things are mass and velocity. So when the momentum changes it’s because one of those two factors changes. Out of the two, the most common variable to change is the velocity. When that happens, what is the result? Acceleration—and the acceleration changes depending on the amount of force acting upon it. Based on the definition of acceleration, when there is more push or pull on an object, there will be a great acceleration. In addition, the word impulse comes from the relation of the product of these two factors of force and time.
Summary of the Relation of Soccer and Momentum:
How does this relate to soccer? Another important thing about impulse is how long the force acts upon the object. For example, if you put force on something for an instant, the object moves abruptly. But if you put that same amount of force on the object over an extended amount of time, the object will continue to move at a slower speed but for a longer time. This is where the relationship to soccer comes in. Think about a soccer ball, and think about someone using all of the strength he can muster to hit a soccer ball on the ground.
For this example, let’s say the soccer player is trying to hit the ball to the goal from the middle of the field. He could do one of two things. He could hit the ball as hard as he can, but have his foot literally hit the ball and bounce back off of it. If he were to do this, the ball would have an instantly high velocity, because there was such a great force exerted onto the ball. The other thing he could do would be to kick the ball with the same amount of strength, but instead of kicking it and having his foot bounce off, he could have his foot “roll” with the ball. When that rolling occurs, it means the ball gets more time with the foot pushing against it, which inevitably gives it more of a thrust forward, thus making it travel farther than the kick in the first example. This time-force ratio is saying that the longer a push is happening the greater the change in the soccer ball’s momentum. The reason that the follow-through kick is important is because when kicking a ball you always want it to go as far as possible. The reason your foot position matters is because when you have that “rolling” motion it gives a more flowing force, rather than a quick abrupt one.
Reflection of Project:
I reflected a lot on this project. In the beginning of the project I was a little bit worried about how it would turn out. I thought it was going to be a hard, and long, drawn out process, but it turned out to be a flowing and great learning experience. Once the actual research commenced, it felt like the whole project launched itself from the bottom of the world into a full blast. We were researching like crazy and editing our articles. We went through about three drafts, changing things as we went making them the best that we could be. When we were done editing our physics articles we made them into PhotoShops Documents. I thought this part was really fun and creative. Overall, I think that the project was a great and informative project where we learned a lot.
Reflection of Revision:
During this project we did a lot of revision. I think the revision really helped a lot of people and especially me. By doing revision we are able to make our writing pieces even better, so when I get input and a chance to revise I take full action and make the best of it. Throughout our editing process I was able to look at some sections again and change them for the better. I think revision is one of the most important things about writing, and that by doing it you can make a writing piece the best it can be!
Below are all of the drafts of my article. They will be in the order of 1st draft through final PDF version which appeared in the final magazine.
For this project we had to create a Sports Magazine (to hear more about this check out my Humanities Sports Magazine Project page). On the Physics side of this project we had to choose a physics topic that related to our sport (soccer) and write about it.
The physics topic that I chose was momentum. Below you can read a brief summary of how momentum relates to soccer.
Summary of Momentum:
Momentum is the product of an object’s mass and its velocity. Impulse is determined by the amount of force and how long the force is applied. The greater the impulse applied to an object, the greater the change in momentum will be. Momentum is simply something that gets transferred through objects and typically shows movement, whether it be acceleration or negative acceleration.
Impulse can be broken down into simpler terms. Let’s say there is an object, and it is moving with a constant momentum, but then it suddenly changes. In order for that to happen, one of two things has to change, or in some cases both—and those two things are mass and velocity. So when the momentum changes it’s because one of those two factors changes. Out of the two, the most common variable to change is the velocity. When that happens, what is the result? Acceleration—and the acceleration changes depending on the amount of force acting upon it. Based on the definition of acceleration, when there is more push or pull on an object, there will be a great acceleration. In addition, the word impulse comes from the relation of the product of these two factors of force and time.
Summary of the Relation of Soccer and Momentum:
How does this relate to soccer? Another important thing about impulse is how long the force acts upon the object. For example, if you put force on something for an instant, the object moves abruptly. But if you put that same amount of force on the object over an extended amount of time, the object will continue to move at a slower speed but for a longer time. This is where the relationship to soccer comes in. Think about a soccer ball, and think about someone using all of the strength he can muster to hit a soccer ball on the ground.
For this example, let’s say the soccer player is trying to hit the ball to the goal from the middle of the field. He could do one of two things. He could hit the ball as hard as he can, but have his foot literally hit the ball and bounce back off of it. If he were to do this, the ball would have an instantly high velocity, because there was such a great force exerted onto the ball. The other thing he could do would be to kick the ball with the same amount of strength, but instead of kicking it and having his foot bounce off, he could have his foot “roll” with the ball. When that rolling occurs, it means the ball gets more time with the foot pushing against it, which inevitably gives it more of a thrust forward, thus making it travel farther than the kick in the first example. This time-force ratio is saying that the longer a push is happening the greater the change in the soccer ball’s momentum. The reason that the follow-through kick is important is because when kicking a ball you always want it to go as far as possible. The reason your foot position matters is because when you have that “rolling” motion it gives a more flowing force, rather than a quick abrupt one.
Reflection of Project:
I reflected a lot on this project. In the beginning of the project I was a little bit worried about how it would turn out. I thought it was going to be a hard, and long, drawn out process, but it turned out to be a flowing and great learning experience. Once the actual research commenced, it felt like the whole project launched itself from the bottom of the world into a full blast. We were researching like crazy and editing our articles. We went through about three drafts, changing things as we went making them the best that we could be. When we were done editing our physics articles we made them into PhotoShops Documents. I thought this part was really fun and creative. Overall, I think that the project was a great and informative project where we learned a lot.
Reflection of Revision:
During this project we did a lot of revision. I think the revision really helped a lot of people and especially me. By doing revision we are able to make our writing pieces even better, so when I get input and a chance to revise I take full action and make the best of it. Throughout our editing process I was able to look at some sections again and change them for the better. I think revision is one of the most important things about writing, and that by doing it you can make a writing piece the best it can be!
Below are all of the drafts of my article. They will be in the order of 1st draft through final PDF version which appeared in the final magazine.
draft_1_of_article.pdf | |
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draft_2_of_physics_article.pdf | |
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final_physics_paper.doc | |
File Size: | 149 kb |
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michael_liuzzi-one_page_physics_paper.pdf | |
File Size: | 3320 kb |
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Here are some pictures of my articles: