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Helping coaches and players streamline their learning systems,
improve their performance, and further their understanding and
enjoyment of the game, this book provides an entertaining and
enlightening look at the physics behind how to use a racquet to
change the speed and direction of a tennis ball. Distinguishing the
science from the folklore and myth, it makes the physics of tennis
understandable to players of all skill levels. Important issues
such as the role of string tension, the meaning of power, the
importance of swing weight, and the relevance of the various sweet
spots are addressed. Athletes are shown how to play better tennis
by obeying the laws of the universe, optimizing equipment for
ultimate performance, and understanding the dynamics of tennis
events. From speed-to-spin ratios and shock vibration scales to
choosing string on a moist day, this guide covers it all.
This book describes the physics of baseball and softball, assuming
that the reader has a basic background in both physics and
mathematics. The physics will be explained in a conversational
style, with words and illustrations, so that the explanations make
sense. The book provides an excellent opportunity to explain
physics at a relatively simple level, even though the primary
objective is to explain the many subtle features concerning the
physics of baseball. For those readers who already know quite a bit
of physics and who will be comfortable with mathematical equations,
additional material of this nature will be provided in appendices.
The latest research findings and statistical data have been
incorporated by the author. The book also contains many simple
experiments that the reader can perform to convince themselves that
the effects described do indeed exist.
A key objective of the Central European Economies (CEE) on their
transition path from planned to more market-oriented economies has
been membership of the European Union (EU). The start of Economic
and Monetary Union (EMU) in 1999 has added membership of the EMU to
the agenda for the CEEs. The task of the so-called Visegrad
countries (the Czech and Slovak Republics, Hungary and Poland) of
preparing for EU and EMU membership is the key theme underlying the
papers contained in this volume. There are many issues to be
resolved before the Visegrad countries are admitted into the EU,
and this volume focuses on the issues relating to macroeconomic
policies and financial sector structures. The chapters of Central
Europe Towards Monetary Union: Macroeconomic Underpinnings and
Financial Reputation contain new theoretical and empirical results
and also comprehensive institutional overviews. The intended
readership of the book is policy makers and economists working in
the academic and financial sectors.
This book describes the physics of baseball and softball, assuming
that the reader has a basic background in both physics and
mathematics. The physics will be explained in a conversational
style, with words and illustrations, so that the explanations make
sense. The book provides an excellent opportunity to explain
physics at a relatively simple level, even though the primary
objective is to explain the many subtle features concerning the
physics of baseball. For those readers who already know quite a bit
of physics and who will be comfortable with mathematical equations,
additional material of this nature will be provided in appendices.
The latest research findings and statistical data have been
incorporated by the author. The book also contains many simple
experiments that the reader can perform to convince themselves that
the effects described do indeed exist.
"What are the single most important variables in racquet
performance? What racquet and string features combine to provide
the most control, comfort, and feel? How can a player create
maximum spin? "This informative primer answers these and other
elusive equipment and performance-related questions that
perennially plague hackers and experts alike. A simplified,
layperson's companion to the authors' previous work, "The Physics
and Technology of Tennis," this conveniently sized guide to
selecting racquets and strings includes bite-sized explanations of
the possible expectations of equipment choices.
A key objective of the Central European Economies (CEE) on their
transition path from planned to more market-oriented economies has
been membership of the European Union (EU). The start of Economic
and Monetary Union (EMU) in 1999 has added membership of the EMU to
the agenda for the CEEs. The task of the so-called VisA]grad
countries (the Czech and Slovak Republics, Hungary and Poland) of
preparing for EU and EMU membership is the key theme underlying the
papers contained in this volume. There are many issues to be
resolved before the VisA]grad countries are admitted into the EU,
and this volume focuses on the issues relating to macroeconomic
policies and financial sector structures. The chapters of Central
Europe Towards Monetary Union: Macroeconomic Underpinnings and
Financial Reputation contain new theoretical and empirical results
and also comprehensive institutional overviews. The intended
readership of the book is policy makers and economists working in
the academic and financial sectors.
For 25 years, theory about the causes of, and possible solutions
to, the problem of unemployment has been dominated by Phelps' and
Friedman's natural rate of unemployment hypothesis. This postulates
that the equilibrium rate of unemployment consistent with steady
inflation is determined by structural variables: sustainable
reductions in unemployment can be achieved only by measures to
change underlying microeconomic structures, such as benefit and pay
bargaining systems. Belief in the hypothesis has faltered since the
1980s, the hypothesis being unable to explain the dramatic upward
shifts in European unemployment rates. These essays reflect upon
the fundamental structures underlying the hypothesis, assess the
related evidence, and look forwards, suggesting possible
modifications. In contrast to the single rate postulated by the
natural rate hypothesis, several of the contributors propose that
there are ranges of unemployment rates consistent with steady
inflation.
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