Put Me in Coach! The Physics of Baseball
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Put Me in Coach!The Physics of
Baseball
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Paul RobinsonSan Mateo High School
San Mateo, CA
David KaganDepartment of Physics
Department of Science Education
California State University, Chico
Put Me in Coach!The Physics of
Baseball
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Baseball on MarsAtwood’s Machine!
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Baseball on Mars
•How would playing baseball be different on Mars?
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Baseball on Mars
•How would you have to modify the playing field so that the game on Mars is similar to a game played on Earth?
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Baseball on Mars
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Bull’s Eye Lab
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Bull’s Eye Lab
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tgate = photogate time
d = 20cm
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tgate = photogate time
d = 20cmvx =
dtgate
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Bull’s Eye Lab
dx =vxttop
tgate = photogate time
d = 20cmvx =
dtgate
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dx =vxttop
tgate = photogate time
ttop =2hg
d = 20cmvx =
dtgate
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ttop
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Bull’s Eye Lab
ttop ttotal = 2 ttop
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ttop ttotal = 2 ttop
dhomer = vx ( 2 ttop )
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Physics of a Baseball Bat
How would a physicist pick out a baseball bat?
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Physics of a Baseball Bat
How would a physicist pick out a baseball bat?
Physicist’s Bat
Ballplayer’s Bat
Why are they different?
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Physics of a Baseball Bat
The center of mass (CM)
CM in the middle
Where is the CM of a real bat?
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Physics of a Baseball BatThe center of mass (CM)
Cut out the bat and find its center of mass.
Is it closer to the handle end or the barrel end?
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Physics of a Baseball Bat
The center of mass (CM)
CM in the middle
CM is closer to the barrel end
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Physics of a Baseball BatThe rotational inertia (I)
Rotational inertia is a measure of how hard an object is to rotate.
Which is it easier to balance on your hand, the bat or the meter stick?
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Physics of a Baseball BatThe rotational inertia (I)
Rotational inertia is a measure of how hard an object is to rotate.
Which is it easier to balance on your hand, barrel up or barrel down?
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Physics of a Baseball BatThe rotational inertia (I)
The bat has a larger rotational inertia about the handle than the meter stick.
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Physics of a Baseball Bat
The center of oscillation (CO)
Physical Pendulum Simple Pendulum
The CO is equal to the length of a simple pendulum with the same period as the bat or meter stick.
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The center of oscillation (CO)
For the meter stick, the CO is 2/3 of the length.
For the bat, the CO is more than 2/3 of the length.
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Physics of a Baseball Bat
Physical Pendulum
Simple Pendulum
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T = 2πI
mgrcm
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T = 2πrcog
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rcog=
I
mgrcm⇒rcog=
I
mgrcm⇒ I = mrcorcm
The rotational inertia (I) calculation
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Physics of a Baseball Bat
The spot were an applied force causes pure rotation about the end of the bat
Pivot point
Force
Center of Mass
rcm
rcp
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Second Law for Rotation
Pure Rotation
Second Law
Center of Percussion
The center of percussion (CP)
but… rcp =mrcorcmmrcm
=rco
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Physics of a Baseball Bat
We can verify the fact that the CP and the CO are the same.
The center of percussion (CP)
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Physics of a Baseball Bat
The vibrational nodes (VN)
You can demonstrate vibrational nodes with a stick that is more flexible than a bat.
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Physics of a Baseball Bat
The vibrational nodes (VN)
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Physics of a Baseball BatThe vibrational nodes (VN)
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Physics of a Baseball Bat
The vibrational nodes (VN)
If you wrap a paper megaphone around the top of the bat you can hear the vibrations.
Find the place where the sounds is minimum.
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Physics of a Baseball Bat
The vibrational nodes (VN)
The fundamental oscillation of a “free” meter stick.
The nodes are ¼ of the way from each end.
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Physics of a Baseball Bat
The vibrational nodes (VN)
The VN for the meter stick is ¾ of the way down.
The VN for the bat is a bit more than ¾ of the way down.
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Physics of a Baseball Bat
• Static Properties• The center of mass (CM)• The center of oscillation (CO)• The rotational inertia (I)
• Dynamic Properties• The center of percussion (CP)• The vibrational nodes (VN)
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VN
CPCO
CM
Summary of the Physicist’s Bat
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Physics of a Baseball Bat
L
VN
CM
• Static Properties• The center of mass (CM)• The center of oscillation (CO)• The rotational inertia (I)
• Dynamic Properties• The center of percussion (CP)• The vibrational nodes (VN)
Summary of the Ballplayer’s Bat
The VN is at the same spot as the CP and CO! This is the “Sweet Spot.”
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Physics of a Baseball Bat“The Sweet Spot”
During the ball-bat collision, energy is used to vibrate the bat and to exert forces (do work) on your hands.
If the collision occurs at the sweet spot, no energy is used for bat vibrations or to do work on your hands.
At the sweet spot, the maximum energy is available to go into the ball.
A bat has a sweet spot. A meter stick does not!
L
VN
CM
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Physics of a Baseball BatAren’t aluminum bats different than wooden bats?
The internal vibrations of aluminum bats can be engineered in.
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Physics of a Baseball Bat
Drop a “sad” ball on the table. Do you know why it is called a sad ball?
Drop the sad ball on the aluminum can. What happens?
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Coefficient of Restitutionvo
v
COR =0.546
The rules of baseball state that a ball shot at 85ft/s at a wall of northern white ash must rebound with a speed of 54.6% of the initial speed.
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Coefficient of Restitution
h0
h
v = 2ghvo = 2gho
COR =vvo
=2gh2gho
=hho
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Coefficient of Restitution
CENCO Coefficient of Restitution Demonstrator
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game!
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game!
If they don’t win it’s a shame.
For it’s one, two, three strikes, you’re out,
At the old ball game!
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Resources
For more ideas of how to use baseball to teach physics, check out….
laserpablo.com/baseball/baseball.htm
phys.csuchico.edu/baseball