Anyone know good books on these subjects...

[Mathew]

Im trying to learn more about physics to understand in more detail what is happening in chapter 2, so looking for a basic physics book that will help me understand laws of force and motion, centrifugal force...etc in much more detail than I know now. Im also looking for suggestions also for a book on anatomy and anatomic movement - about muscles, how they work, bone structure...etc... preferably with a 'sport' context.

Any suggestions would be appreciated...

[ThinkingPlus]

Im trying to learn more about physics to understand in more detail what is happening in chapter 2, so looking for a basic physics book that will help me understand laws of force and motion, centrifugal force...etc in much more detail than I know now. Im also looking for suggestions also for a book on anatomy and anatomic movement - about muscles, how they work, bone structure...etc... preferably with a 'sport' context.

Any suggestions would be appreciated...

One of the classic entry level (undergraduate) physics books is Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday and Resnick (multiple editions). It does require basic calculus I think and will be $$$$ new. I would suggest getting one used. Any edition should be fine. Even graduate students go back and look up problems and concepts out of Halliday and Resnick. Caveat: I never took a course out of the book or owned it, however everyone I knew in grad school had a copy. I was a dummy to never have gotten one.

[rcandgolf]

Try The Physics of Golf: by Theodore P. Jorgensen
also Search for the Perfect Swing by Cochrane and Stobbs this is little dated but has some good info.

[Ozgolfer]

Im also looking for suggestions also for a book on anatomy and anatomic movement - about muscles, how they work, bone structure...etc... preferably with a 'sport' context.

Any suggestions would be appreciated...

How about a golf specific one:

Anatomy of the Perfect Golf Swing
by Glennon E. Bazzle (c) 1998
ISBN 0-9667079-0-7
Publisher: Lobdell and Potter

[alex_chung]

One of the classic entry level (undergraduate) physics books is Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday and Resnick (multiple editions). It does require basic calculus I think and will be $$$$ new. I would suggest getting one used. Any edition should be fine. Even graduate students go back and look up problems and concepts out of Halliday and Resnick. Caveat: I never took a course out of the book or owned it, however everyone I knew in grad school had a copy. I was a dummy to never have gotten one.

Ahh....my favourite physics book as an Undergrad. To this day I still have all my books from my Undgrad years and this is the one that I keep on going back to.
Alex

[ThinkingPlus]

Ahh....my favourite physics book as an Undergrad. To this day I still have all my books from my Undgrad years and this is the one that I keep on going back to.
Alex

That is what every physics grad that I have known has said. They go back to it time and time again. It was heavily used during preparation for qualifying exams. I was unfortunate to never have taken a class with H&R as the required text. Maybe one of these days I'll go buy it anyway. I might find use for it even today!

[alex_chung]

That is what every physics grad that I have known has said. They go back to it time and time again. It was heavily used during preparation for qualifying exams. I was unfortunate to never have taken a class with H&R as the required text. Maybe one of these days I'll go buy it anyway. I might find use for it even today!

Yea, the weird thing is that I read it even though my job doesn't entail any physics at all. I enjoy physics more now that I ever did at University.
Alex