Fast Car Physics
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (819 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801898234 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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In each case, Edmondson’s in-depth explanations and worked equations link the physics principles to qualitative racing advice.From selecting shifting points to load transfer in car control and beyond, Fast Car Physics is the ideal source to consult before buckling up and cinching down the belts on your racing harness.. Physicist and amateur racer Chuck Edmondson thoroughly discusses the physics underlying car racing and explains just what’s going on during any race, why, and how a driver can improve control and ultimately win.The world of motorsports is rich with excitement and competitionand physics. But driving faster and better involves more than just high horsepower and tightly tuned engines. He wraps it up with insight into the impact and benefit of green technologies in racing. He explains such key concepts as how to tune your car and why it matters, how to calculate 0 to 60 mph times and quarter-mile times and why they are important, and where, when, why, and how to use kinematics in road racing. Car racing enthusiasts and race drivers alike know the thrill of
Great resource for car enthusiasts! Being both an engineer and a car enthusiast, this book is right up my alley. I approached it with much anticipation, and at the end I wasn't disappointed. Though a few points could have been explained better and benefitted from more graphics, overall the book is plenty clear, covers a lot of material, and includes enough derivations of equations to satisfy people with a good physics background. I highly recommend. "Excellent Tune Up" according to John Fontanella. I read the book and went out and bought a race car. Of course, simplistic statements like that, though highly valued in the worlds of politics and news reporting, require explanation. For a little more than a year I had been thinking about doing some sort of racing. I did a couple of SCCA (Sports Car Club of America)-sponsored PDXs (performance driving experiences) at Summit Point Raceway and an autocross. Those . Great reference book! da perfesser I was looking for a book to replace the highly dated text I have been using in my Chassis Engineering course. Based on the description here, I thought this might be the one. Having read it, though, I am designing a new course using it as my text. Yes, it's that good!Other reviewers have gone into detail about its strengths. I agree with them. For my purposes, the book only has two weaknesses. 1) it's too short an
(Science News)If motor racing and physics are your thing, you will love this book. Fast Car Physics is an excellent book for understanding the science and engineering behind car racing. (Ken Zetie Physics Education)Editor's Pick. (Mark Bollman Mathematical Association of American Online) . (Grassroots Motorsports)Fans of fast wheels and science alike will get a charge from this look at motor sports by a physicist and amateur race car driver. Best of all, he does it in a clear and easy-to-follow manner. You don't have to be an engineer to build a fast race car but that certainly helps. Fast Car Physics helps enthusiasts apply the knowledge they gained in high school and college physics courses to the operation and tuning of a track car. (Choice)A fine pick for any science of racing fan's collection! (California Boo
Chuck Edmondson is a professor of physics at the United States Naval Academy and an avid amateur race car driver. He was the engineer on the submarine filmed in The Hunt for Red October.