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Mathematics and Sports: 43 (Dolciani Mathematical Expositions, Series Number 43) - Softcover

Joseph A. Gallian (editor)

 
9780883853498: Mathematics and Sports: 43 (Dolciani Mathematical Expositions, Series Number 43)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0883853493 ISBN 13: 9780883853498
Publisher: American Mathematical Society, 2011

Synopsis

An accessible compendium of essays on the broad theme of mathematics and sports.

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About the Author

Joseph A. Gallian is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Minnesota, Duluth.

From the Back Cover

This book 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 college 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 football includes an article that evaluates a method for reducing the advantage of the winner of 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 meters; 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 modeling Tiger Wood s career. The articles provide source material for classroom use and student projects. Many students will find mathematical ideas motivated by examples taken from sports more interesting than the examples selected from traditional sources.

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Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0883853493
ISBN 13 
9780883853498
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
329