The Hidden Mathematics Of Sport

Author : Rob Eastaway,John Haigh
Publisher : Portico
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-10
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781911622741

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The Hidden Mathematics of Sport by Rob Eastaway,John Haigh Pdf

This fascinating book explores the mathematics involved in all your favourite sports. The Hidden Mathematics of Sport takes a unique and fascinating look at sport by exploring the mathematics behind the action. You'll discover the best tactics for taking a penalty, the pros and cons of being a consistent golfer, the surprising connection between American football and cricket, the quirky history of league tables, the unusual location of England's earliest 'football' matches and how to avoid marathon tennis matches. Whatever your sporting interests, from boxing to figure skating, from rugby to horse racing, you will find plenty to absorb and amuse you in this insightful book. Word count: 35,000 words

Author : Rob Eastaway
Publisher : Portico
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781909396609

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How to Take a Penalty by Rob Eastaway Pdf

The Hidden Mathematics of Sport takes a novel and intriguing look at sport, by exploring the mathematics behind the action. Discover the best tactics for taking a penalty, the pros and cons of being a consistent golfer, the surprising link between boxing and figure skating, the unusual location of England's earliest 'football' game (in a parish church), and the formula for always winning a game of tennis. Whatever your sporting interests, you will find plenty to absorb and amuse you in this entertaining and unique book – and maybe you will even find some new strategies for beating the odds.

Author : Robert Eastaway,John Haigh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Sports
ISBN : 0013075047

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How to Take a Penalty by Robert Eastaway,John Haigh Pdf

Author : Dr. K. Sharath Babu, M.SC, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics,Mr V. Nagaraju,Dr. Hemalatha N. C,Geena Johnson
Publisher : Shineeks Publishers
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9798889409564

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Mathematics in Everyday Life: The Hidden Language of the World by Dr. K. Sharath Babu, M.SC, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics,Mr V. Nagaraju,Dr. Hemalatha N. C,Geena Johnson Pdf

“Mathematics in Everyday Life -The hidden Language of the World” is a textbook for Undergraduate and Post Graduate students to develop problem solving skills with the advent of logical thinking. Here the authors’ objective is how mathematics will be useful in the fields we come across in Science, Economics, Engineering and Technology by keeping the syllabi of various prestigious universities. The major subfields it covers Mathematical modeling, model theory, proof theory, set theory, recursion theory, Financial Mathematics, Statistics and probability in decision-making, Mathematics in Technology and Communication Engineering etc.,. It also useful in Cryptography and Encryption, Algorithm and coding development. Here the authors were focused on mathematical theory which is a mathematical model of a branch of mathematics that is based on a set of axioms and they emphasized, it can also concurrently be a body of knowledge. This textbook has been written with great effort made by referring text books written on the modern trend of Applicable Mathematics. The topics covered in this book are practical for a scholar who starts learning education in Economics, Sciences ,Technology & Engineering fields.. The mathematical concepts are written from the basic level to reach out to a wide range of student fraternities and teachers in every walk of life more particularly in industrial-related challenging problems

Author : Jennifer Swanson
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-20
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780762473014

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The Secret Science of Sports by Jennifer Swanson Pdf

Why does a football spiral? How do some athletes jump so high? The answer is science! The Secret Science of Sports helps kids better understand concepts of science, technology, engineering, and math through the sports they love to play and watch. Every sport -- from baseball to basketball, to football and soccer, to wrestling, tennis, and lacrosse -- involves a bit of science, technology, engineering, and math. You can't throw a ball without Newton's Law of Motion, and you can't calculate a player's stats without math. And every type of sports equipment -- a helmet, cleats, shoulder or knee pads -- were designed with the latest engineering and technology. The Secret Science of Sports breaks down normally difficult STEM concepts like forces of motion, gravity, algebra, and even neuroscience, in a language kids can -- and will want to -- understand. Divided into sections like chemistry, biology, physics, technology, and more, this handy guide uses examples from sports like soccer, baseball, softball, football, hockey, lacrosse, tennis, and others to explain important STEM concepts for kids ages 8 to 12. They'll learn how to use math to calculate a batter's average, why a tennis racket is shaped the way it is, how biology affects athletic performance, the aerodynamics behind competitive swimsuits, and much more. With dozens of original, captivating illustrations to engage young readers, kids will have fun while learning about key STEM ideas that will prepare them for years of schooling to come.

Author : John Haigh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-26
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783030330873

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Mathematics in Everyday Life by John Haigh Pdf

How does mathematics impact everyday events? Through concrete examples from business, sport, games, computing, and society, this book explores the mathematics underpinning our everyday lives. The examples covered in the book include game shows, internet search engines, mortgage payments, drug testing, soccer tournaments, social inequality, voting, and much more. Throughout, the reader's mathematical knowledge is broadened with new topics such as differential equations, eigenvalues of matrices, linear programming, and modular arithmetic. Fully worked examples illustrate the ideas discussed and each chapter includes exercises to develop the reader's understanding. This new edition has been thoroughly updated, and includes a completely new chapter on applications of mathematics to computing. Mathematics in Everyday Life supports beginning university students in science and engineering by offering extra practice in calculus, linear algebra, geometry, trigonometry, elementary number theory, and probability. Students whose degree course includes writing an extended mathematical essay will find many suitable topics here, with pointers to extend and develop the material.

Author : Tobias Moskowitz,L. Jon Wertheim
Publisher : Crown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-17
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780307591807

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Scorecasting by Tobias Moskowitz,L. Jon Wertheim Pdf

In Scorecasting, University of Chicago behavioral economist Tobias Moskowitz teams up with veteran Sports Illustrated writer L. Jon Wertheim to overturn some of the most cherished truisms of sports, and reveal the hidden forces that shape how basketball, baseball, football, and hockey games are played, won and lost. Drawing from Moskowitz's original research, as well as studies from fellow economists such as bestselling author Richard Thaler, the authors look at: the influence home-field advantage has on the outcomes of games in all sports and why it exists; the surprising truth about the universally accepted axiom that defense wins championships; the subtle biases that umpires exhibit in calling balls and strikes in key situations; the unintended consequences of referees' tendencies in every sport to "swallow the whistle," and more. Among the insights that Scorecasting reveals: • Why Tiger Woods is prone to the same mistake in high-pressure putting situations that you and I are • Why professional teams routinely overvalue draft picks • The myth of momentum or the "hot hand" in sports, and why so many fans, coaches, and broadcasters fervently subscribe to it • Why NFL coaches rarely go for a first down on fourth-down situations--even when their reluctance to do so reduces their chances of winning. In an engaging narrative that takes us from the putting greens of Augusta to the grid iron of a small parochial high school in Arkansas, Scorecasting will forever change how you view the game, whatever your favorite sport might be.

Author : Leonid Efimovich Sadovskiĭ,Alekseĭ Leonidovich Sadovskiĭ
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780821895009

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Mathematics and Sports by Leonid Efimovich Sadovskiĭ,Alekseĭ Leonidovich Sadovskiĭ Pdf

"Some scientists claim that strong tobacco and spirits clear the head and spur creativity. It would be well, however, to try other means: to exercise, jog, swim, or learn to play games like tennis, basketball, badminton, volleyball, and so on...[N]ot only checkers, chess, cards, or billiards are a source of interesting problems. Other sports provide them as well. Mathematical methods are increasingly applied in sports. Just think how many yet-unsolved problems arise when we study the interaction between ball and racket or between ball and court." - from the introduction. This unique book presents simple mathematical models of various aspects of sports, with applications to sports training and competitions. Requiring only a background in precalculus, it would be suitable as a textbook for courses in mathematical modeling and operations research at the high school or college level. Coaches and those who do sports will find it interesting as well. The lively writing style and wide range of topics make this book especially appealing.

Author : Johnny Sharp
Publisher : Portico
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781907554780

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Crap Lyrics by Johnny Sharp Pdf

Even the greatest songwriters (and Spandau Ballet) have had the odd bad day at the office. Or more likely, a bad few minutes in the studio toilets scribbling the first words they can think of on the back of their tranquiliser prescription shortly before the vocal has to be recorded. Johnny Sharp has trawled half a century of lyrics to find the funniest examples of crippled couplets, outrageous innuendo, mixed metaphors, shameless self-delusion, nefarious nonsense and flagrant filth. Not to mention unforgivable over-use of alliteration. Crap Lyrics is a humorous celebration (and occasionally, condemnation) of over 120 of the most ridiculous hooks, lines and stinkers from pop poetry through the modern ages. Johnny Sharp has spent 15 years as a music journalist, and several of those years writing for NME under the name Johnny Cigarettes, so he knows that ridicule is nothing to be scared of. He's serious as cancer when he asks: Are we human, or are we dancer? And where do we go from here? Is it down to the lake, I fear? While moving like a tortoise, full of rigor mortis? Whether you're a diplomat, or even down the Laundromat, if you have ever heard a song and thought 'You what?', this is the book for you.

Author : Joseph A. Gallian
Publisher : MAA
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780883853498

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Mathematics and Sports by Joseph A. Gallian Pdf

This is an eclectic compendium of the essays solicited for the 2010 Mathematics Awareness Month Web page on the theme of 'Mathematics and Sports'. In keeping with the goal of promoting mathematics awareness to a broad audience, all of the articles are accessible to university-level mathematics students and many are accessible to the general public. The book is divided into sections by the kind of sports. The section on American football includes an article that evaluates a method for reducing the advantage of the winner to a coin flip in an NFL overtime game; the section on track and field examines the ultimate limit on how fast a human can run 100 metres; the section on baseball includes an article on the likelihood of streaks; the section on golf has an article that describes the double-pendulum model of a golf swing and an article on modelling Tiger Woods' career.

Author : Stewart Townsend
Publisher : Halsted Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1984-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0470200820

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Mathematics in Sport by Stewart Townsend Pdf

Author : P. Wells
Publisher : Springer
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-09
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137027634

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Animation, Sport and Culture by P. Wells Pdf

Animation, Sport and Culture is a wide-ranging study of both sport and animated films. From Goofy to Goalkeepers, Wallace and Gromit to Tiger Woods, Mickey Mouse to Messi, and Nike to Nationhood, this Olympic-sized analysis looks at the history, politics, aesthetics and technologies of sport and animation from around the globe.

Author : Timothy P Chartier
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-02
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789811223853

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X Games In Mathematics: Sports Training That Counts! by Timothy P Chartier Pdf

Sports analytics has gathered tremendous momentum as one of the most dynamic fields. Diving deep into the numbers of sports can be game changing or simply a fun exercise for fans. How do you get in the game with numbers? What questions can be explored? What actionable insights can be gleaned?Do you like sports? This book will detail ways to analyze athletics to gain insight that can otherwise be obscured. Like math? You'll find many mathematical topics not involving sports. You'll also see how sports analytics can train you broadly in mathematics.From coaching at the highest levels to national media broadcasts, analytics are becoming increasingly indispensable. Dive into the numbers behind soccer to basketball to baseball to boxing to swimming, dive into the numbers. Learn how to get in the game with sports and mathematics.

Author : Mircea Pitici,David Mumford
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780691156552

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The Best Writing on Mathematics 2012 by Mircea Pitici,David Mumford Pdf

Collects essays on mathematics, from the mathematical aspects of origami and the mathematics of dating to the frequency and distribution of prime numbers and a ball in five dimensions.

Author : Bobby Seagull
Publisher : Random House
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-25
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780753552827

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The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers by Bobby Seagull Pdf

If you found maths lessons at school irrelevant and boring, that’s because you didn’t have a teacher like Bobby Seagull. ***As seen on Monkman & Seagull's Genius Guide to Britain*** Long before his rise to cult fandom on University Challenge, Bobby Seagull was obsessed with numbers. They were the keys that unlocked the randomness of football results, the beauty of art and the best way to get things done. In his absorbing book, Bobby tells the story of his life through numbers and shows the incredible ways maths can make sense of the world around us. From magic shows to rap lyrics, from hobbies to outer space, from fitness to food – Bobby’s infectious enthusiasm for numbers will change how you think about almost everything. Told through fascinating stories and insights from Bobby’s life, and with head-scratching puzzles in every chapter, you’ll never look at numbers the same way again.