Algebra for Athletes 2nd Edition

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Algebra for Athletes; Algebra for Athletes; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Why Study Math?; Weight Training; The 40-Yard Dash; How the Book Works; Chapter 2: Algebraic Laws; 2.1 Number Lines; 2.2 The Properties for Addition and Subtraction; 2.3 The Properties for Multiplication and Division; 2.4 Combining the Properties of Addition and Multiplication; 2.5 Inequalities; Chapter 3: Weight Room Mechanics; 3.1 Weight Lifting Forces; 3.2 Axial Stress; 3.3 Bending Stress; 3.4 Designing Weights; 3.5 Exponential Notation; 3.6 Composites Materials. 8.1 Displacement Vectors8.2 Velocity and Force Vectors; 8.3 Rotation Vectors; 8.4 Multiplication of Vectors; Chapter 9: Parabolas; 9.1 Parabolic Travel; 9.2 Solving Quadratic Equations for x; 9.3 The Quadratic Formula; 9.4 Parabolic Reflectors; 9.5 Other Conic Sections; 9.6 Functions; References; Chapter 10: Polynomial Operations; 10.1 ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF POLYNOMIALS; 10.2 MULTIPLICATION OF POLYNOMIALS; 10.3 Division of Polynomials; 10.4 Special Products; 10.5 POLYNOMIAL FRACTIONS; Chapter 11: Logarithms; 11.1 COMMON LOGARITHMS; 11.2 NATURAL LOGARITHMS; REFERENCES. Chapter 12: Cyclical Motion12.1 THE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS; 12.2 THE ARC FUNCTIONS; 12.3 SINUSOIDAL FUNCTIONS; Chapter 13: Complex Numbers; 13.1. THE COMPLEX PLANE; 13.2 APPLICATION OF COMPLEX NUMBERS; 13.3 NATURAL FREQUENCY; 13.4 AIRCRAFT STABILITY AND CONTROL; 13.5 IMAGINARY NUMBERS IN ELECTRONICS; REFERENCES; Chapter 14: Infinite Series; 14.1 ARITHMETIC SERIES; 14.2 GEOMETRIC SERIES; 14.3 INFINITE SERIES; Index