Mathletics: A Scientist Explains 100 Amazing Things about the World of Sports - Hardcover

Barrow, John D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393063410 ISBN 13: 9780393063417

Verlag: W W NORTON & CO, 2012

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...Barrow s writing is accessible and entertaining, just the thing for mathematically minded sports fans. "

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How can sprinter Usain Bolt break his world record without expending any additional effort? Which demands a faster reaction time, tennis or baseball? What dates of birth give rise to the best professional athletes? Is it better to have the inside or outside lane during a race? And how can you improve your balance just by changing your posture? Drawing on vivid, real-life examples, John D. Barrow shows how math and physics can give us surprising, often counterintuitive insights into the world of sports. For example, we learn that left-handed boxers have a statistical advantage over their right-handed opponents and that gymnasts performing the giant swing maneuver on the high bar experience stronger g-forces than roller-coaster designers are allowed to create. Thanks to lucid explanations and a healthy dose of humor, Mathletics is the perfect book for sports enthusiasts and math lovers alike."

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• Verlag: W W NORTON & CO
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0393063410
• ISBN 13: 9780393063417
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320