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| Preface | |
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| Motion Under Gravity Alone | |
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| Gravity | |
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| Velocity and Position Vectors | |
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| Point of Impact | |
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| The Vertex of the Trajectory | |
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| Projection from a Different Level | |
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| Inclined Plane | |
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| Enveloping Parabola | |
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| Dimensionless Equations | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Motion in a Linear Resisting Medium | |
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| Velocity and Position Vectors | |
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| Maximum Height | |
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| Impact Time to the Horizontal Plane | |
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| Range on the Horizontal Plane | |
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| Envelopes | |
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| Inclined Planes | |
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| Curve of Safety | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Motion in a Non-Linear Resisting Medium | |
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| Non-linear Drag | |
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| Cartesiau Equations for Power-law Drag | |
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| Acceleration Components | |
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| Power-law Solution | |
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| Applications of the Power-law Solution | |
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| Other Non-linear Drag Functions | |
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| Exercises | |
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| The Basic Equations and Their Numerical Solution | |
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| The Basic Equations | |
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| Ballistic Table Computations | |
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| Simple Application | |
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| Range Tables | |
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| Variations within the Basic Equations | |
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| Graphical Technique | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Small Drag or Small Gravity | |
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| Perturbation Techniques | |
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| Gravity or Drag Perturbations | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Corrections Due to Other Effects | |
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| Effects Other Than Constant Gravity and Variable Drag | |
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| Coriolis Corrections | |
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| Gravity Corrections | |
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| Density, Temperature, Pressure and Humidity Variations | |
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| Lift and Sideways Aerodynamic Corrections | |
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| Wind Corrections | |
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| Overturning Moment | |
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| Differential Corrections | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Spin Effects | |
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| Overcoming Yaw | |
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| Spin Stabilisation of Shells | |
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| Spinning Spheres | |
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| Fluid Dynamics | |
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| The Magnus Effect | |
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| The Swing of a Cricket Ball | |
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| Spinning Seeds | |
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| The Equations of Motion for a Spinning Shell | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Projectiles in Sport and Recreation | |
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| Classes of Projectiles | |
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| Drag-to-weight Ratio | |
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| Shot-put and Hammer Throw | |
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| Basketball | |
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| Tennis, Table Tennis and Squash | |
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| Badminton | |
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| Golf | |
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| Cricket | |
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| Baseball | |
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| Soccer | |
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| Rugby and Australian Rules Football | |
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| Javelin | |
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| Discus, Frisbee and Flying Ring | |
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| Long Jump, High Jump and Ski Jump | |
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| Boomerangs | |
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| Water Jets | |
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| Cars and Cycles | |
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| Seed Dispersal | |
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| The Longest Throw or Kick | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |