The Science of Winter Olympic Sports: An Anthology of 28 Graphs for Kids, Teens, & Curious Adults - Paperback

by M. Schottenbauer (Author)

Learning to think in graphs can be fun! In this book, readers learn about sports in an entirely new way, through graphs! This book contains 28 graphs of activities from Winter Olympic sports, including: Snow Skiing Figure Skating Snowboarding Ice Hockey Biathlon Graphs contain a selection of physics data including acceleration, velocity, trajectory, and force. The graphs present data which can be compared and contrasted in order to understand the basic science of Winter Olympic sports.

Author Biography

An award-winning musician and science student as a youth and young adult, M. Schottenbauer, Ph.D., studied music, physics, mathematics, and liberal arts at the university before going on to earn a doctorate in psychology. Dr. Schottenbauer held a position as a Research Assistant Professor, and currently works as an independent educational consultant.