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Mathletics: A Scientist Explains 100 Amazing Things About the World of Sports

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By (author): John D. Barrow

How can sprinter Usain Bolt break his world record without expending any additional effort? Which demands a faster reaction time, tennis or baseball? What dates of birth give rise to the best professional athletes? Is it better to have the inside or outside lane during a race? And how can you improve your balance just by changing your posture? Drawing on vivid, real-life examples, John D. Barrow shows how math and physics can give us surprising, often counterintuitive insights into the world of sports. For example, we learn that left-handed boxers have a statistical advantage over their right-handed opponents and that gymnasts performing the giant swing maneuver on the high bar experience stronger g-forces than roller-coaster designers are allowed to create. Thanks to lucid explanations and a healthy dose of humor, Mathletics is the perfect book for sports enthusiasts and math lovers alike. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 486g
  • Dimensions: 150 x 218mm
  • Publication Date: 18 Jun 2012
  • Publisher: WW Norton & Co
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780393063417

About John D. Barrow

John D. Barrow is professor of mathematical sciences and director of the Millennium Mathematics Project at Cambridge University as well as a Fellow of the Royal Society. He is the best-selling author of many books on science and mathematics including Mathletics: 100 Amazing Things You Didnt Know about the World of Sports and 100 Essential Things You Didnt Know You Didnt Know: Math Explains Your World.

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