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

Name: Mathletics A Scientist Explains 100 Amazing Things about the World of Sports
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ISBN: 9780393063417

ISBN-10: 0393063410

ISBN-13: 9780393063417

Edition: 2012

Authors: John D. Barrow

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How can sprinter Usain Boltbreak his world record without expending any additional effort? Which demands afaster reaction time, tennis or baseball? What dates of birth give rise to thebest professional athletes? Is it better to have the inside or outside laneduring a race? And how can you improve your balance just by changing yourposture? Drawing on vivid, real-life examples, John D. Barrow shows how mathand physics can give us surprising, often counterintuitive insights into theworld of sports. For example, we learn that left-handed boxers have astatistical advantage over their right-handed opponents and that gymnastsperforming the giant swing maneuver on the high bar experience…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/18/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 5.90" wide x 8.60" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English