Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : HarperCollins Publishers, 2014
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DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781909396609 MWT15680220, 1909396605 15680220
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
The Hidden Mathematics of Sport takes a novel and intriguing look at sport, byexploring the mathematics behind the action. Discover the best tactics for takinga penalty, the pros and cons of being a consistent golfer, the surprising linkbetween boxing and figure skating, the unusual location of England's earliest'football' game (in a parish church), and the formula for always winning a gameof tennis. Whatever your sporting interests, you will find plenty to absorb andamuse you in this entertaining and unique book - and maybe you will even findsome new strategies for beating the odds
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