2025 年北美数学建模竞赛中英文题目(MCM) 2025 MCM 题目A 题:棒球棒上的最佳击球点Explain the “sweet spot” on a baseball bat
Every hitter knows that there is a spot on the fat part of a baseball bat where maximum power is transferred to the ball when hit
Why isn’t this spot at the end of the bat
A simple explanation based on torque might seem to identify the end of the bat as the sweet spot, but this is known to be empirically incorrect
Develop a model that helps explain this empirical finding
Some players believe that “corking” a bat (hollowing out a cylinder in the head of the bat and filling it with cork or rubber, then replacing a wood cap) enhances the “sweet spot” effect
Augment your model to confirm or deny this effect
Does this explain why Major League Baseball prohibits “corking”
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