Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Gewicht: 267 g
Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Gewicht: 267 g
ISBN: 978-0-8218-9500-9
Verlag: American Mathematical Society
`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. Not 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 mathematicals 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.
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Mathematics and sports (in lieu of a foreword); What is applied mathematics?; Why five sets? (Mathematical modelling of tennis); Those judges!; Records! Records!; Linear programming and sports; Game models; Organizing competitions is an operations planning problem; Classifications in sports; Conclusion.
This title, from the Mathematical World series, is unique as it presents mathematical models of various sporting activities. It is written in a lively style and has a widely appealing coverage. The book requires a background in pre-calculus from the reader and would be suitable for introductory courses in mathematical modelling.
