Mathletics

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.

ISBN	0393063410	Pages	320
ISBN13	9780393063417 (What's this?)	Weight (grammes)	476
Publisher	WW Norton & Co	Published in	New York
Imprint	WW Norton & Co	Height (mm)	250
Format	Hardback	Width (mm)	150
Publication date	21 Jun 2013	Spine width (mm)	15
DEWEY	519	Academic level	General
DEWEY edition	DC23

...Barrow s writing is accessible and entertaining, just the thing for mathematically minded sports fans.

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