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Mathletics : 100 Amazing Things You Didn't Know about the World of Sports by John D. Barrow (2013, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.

ISBN-100393345505

ISBN-139780393345506

eBay Product ID (ePID)143633654

Product Key Features

Number of Pages320 Pages

Publication NameMathletics : 100 Amazing Things You Didn't Know about the World of Sports

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2013

SubjectEnergy, General, Physical Education, Essays

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaMathematics, Sports & Recreation, Science, Education

AuthorJohn D. Barrow

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight8.9 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width6.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

ReviewsReaders will marvel at how much mathematics can illuminate athletes' most amazing feats. . . . Sports fans and nerds will fight over this book!, Barrow delivers the math and science goods for every sports fan who's ever wondered how to 'Bend It Like Beckham' or what the best positions are to reduce air resistance while sky-diving...Accessible and entertaining, just the thing for mathematically minded sports fans.

IllustratedYes

SynopsisHow can sprinter Usain Bolt break his world record without expending any additional effort? What dates of birth give rise to the best professional athletes? Is it better to have the inside or outside lane during a race? Drawing on vivid, real-life examples, mathematician John D. Barrow entertainingly explores the eye-opening, often counterintuitive, insights into the world of sports that math and physics can give us. For example, we learn that left-handed boxers have a statistical advantage over their right-handed opponents. Through clear, detailed, and fascinating mathematical explanations, Barrow reveals the best techniques and strategies for an incredible range of sports, from soccer and running to cycling, archery, gymnastics, and rowing.