Introduction
As a figure skater with an enthusiasm for figure skating for many years, my choice of investigation for my internal assessment came to me quite easily. I have been a figure skater for eleven years and during this period I have been able to deepen my knowledge of the relationship between body coordinates and movements/positions of figure skating. I will be investigating the relationship between the body’s initial and interim positions and the outcome of a figure skater’s trajectory during a jump as well as a figure skater’s angular momentum during counterclockwise rotational spins.
A figure skater is trained to use a double axel, a jump with forward takeoff, with a split jump to create a parabolic leap in the air. A double axel contains an additional rotation in the air due to the forward takeoff. Assuming that there is no friction on the ice and no resistance in the air, every figure skater must be concerned about his maximum height, horizontal and vertical displacement and the speed required to perform a perfect jump with a double axel. A figure skater’s trajectory can be determined by the initial takeoff angle of the ice skate’s blade, initial velocity, and the initial height of the takeoff. The peak of the figure skater’s vertical displacement is also known as the figure skater’s maximum value due …show more content…
Angular momentum can affect the rotational inertia due to the fact that angular moment is always conserved unless there is an external force. Angular momentum can include the rotating figure skater, my coach, and the point on the ice which is the toe pick of the ice skate’s blade. With the assumption that there is no friction on the ice, rotational inertia is a form of resistance during rotation in a counterclockwise direction. The skater’s body becomes the axis of rotation. Rotational inertia is also known as
As a figure skater with an enthusiasm for figure skating for many years, my choice of investigation for my internal assessment came to me quite easily. I have been a figure skater for eleven years and during this period I have been able to deepen my knowledge of the relationship between body coordinates and movements/positions of figure skating. I will be investigating the relationship between the body’s initial and interim positions and the outcome of a figure skater’s trajectory during a jump as well as a figure skater’s angular momentum during counterclockwise rotational spins.
A figure skater is trained to use a double axel, a jump with forward takeoff, with a split jump to create a parabolic leap in the air. A double axel contains an additional rotation in the air due to the forward takeoff. Assuming that there is no friction on the ice and no resistance in the air, every figure skater must be concerned about his maximum height, horizontal and vertical displacement and the speed required to perform a perfect jump with a double axel. A figure skater’s trajectory can be determined by the initial takeoff angle of the ice skate’s blade, initial velocity, and the initial height of the takeoff. The peak of the figure skater’s vertical displacement is also known as the figure skater’s maximum value due …show more content…
Angular momentum can affect the rotational inertia due to the fact that angular moment is always conserved unless there is an external force. Angular momentum can include the rotating figure skater, my coach, and the point on the ice which is the toe pick of the ice skate’s blade. With the assumption that there is no friction on the ice, rotational inertia is a form of resistance during rotation in a counterclockwise direction. The skater’s body becomes the axis of rotation. Rotational inertia is also known as