Projectile motion in real-life situation: Kinematics of basketball shooting

[摘要] Basketball shooting is a basic practice for players. The path of the ball from the players to the hoop is projectile motion. For undergraduate introductory physics courses student must be taught about projectile motion. Basketball shooting can be used as a case study for learning projectile motion from real-life situation. In this research, we discuss the relationship between optimal angle, minimum initial velocity and the height of the ball before the player shoots the ball for basketball shooting problem analytically. We found that the value of optimal angle and minimum initial velocity decreases with increasing the height of the ball before the player shoots the ball.

[发布机构] Department of Science and Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Pathumwan Institute of Technology, Bangkok; 10330, Thailand^1

[效力级别] 化学

[关键词] Initial velocities;Optimal angle;Projectile motion;Shooting problems