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Baseball, MIT-style
As we move into prime baseball-watching season, you may find yourself seeking a deeper understanding of the game. MIT OpenCourseWare can help. Just a sampling of what you can find:
- Explore linear impulse and momentum as applied to a baseball struck by a bat on page 3 of these Dynamics lecture notes [PDF] by Professor Jaume Peraire.
- Learn why steriods are considered cheating in student Brian Chase’s paper on the topic. [PDF]
- Understand what facets of the game are most likely to involve magic and ritual on page two of these Anthropology lecture notes [PDF] by Professor James Howe.
- Test your baseball physics IQ with this out-of-this-world baseball exam question [PDF] (question 4) by Professor Dr. George Stephans.
These and hundreds of other baseball-related course materials can be found by searching the site with the keyword “baseball.”
