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Soccermatics
Mathematical Adventures in the Beautiful Game
Taschenbuch von David Sumpter
Sprache: Englisch

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Soccer is the most mathematical of sports--riddled with numbers, patterns, and shapes. How to make sense of them? The answer lies in mathematical modeling, a science with applications in a host of biological systems. Soccermatics brings the two together in a fascinating, mind-bending synthesis.

What's the connection between an ant colony and Total Football, Dutch-style? How is the Barcelona midfield linked geometrically? And how can we relate the mechanics of a Mexican Wave to the singing of cicadas in an Australian valley? Welcome to the world of mathematical modeling, expressed brilliantly by David Sumpter through the prism of soccer. Soccer is indeed more than a game and this book is packed with game theory. After reading it, you will forever watch the game with new eyes.

Soccer is the most mathematical of sports--riddled with numbers, patterns, and shapes. How to make sense of them? The answer lies in mathematical modeling, a science with applications in a host of biological systems. Soccermatics brings the two together in a fascinating, mind-bending synthesis.

What's the connection between an ant colony and Total Football, Dutch-style? How is the Barcelona midfield linked geometrically? And how can we relate the mechanics of a Mexican Wave to the singing of cicadas in an Australian valley? Welcome to the world of mathematical modeling, expressed brilliantly by David Sumpter through the prism of soccer. Soccer is indeed more than a game and this book is packed with game theory. After reading it, you will forever watch the game with new eyes.

Über den Autor
David Sumpter
Zusammenfassung
Taps into the zeitgeist of recent 'popular maths' treatments, and introduces a range of interesting mathematical principles - plus a surprising amount of theoretical biology - via footballing tales, anecdotes and analogies
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface: The Kick-off

Part I: On the Pitch
Chapter 1: I Never Predict Anything and I Never Will
Chapter 2: How Slime Moulds Built Barcelona
Chapter 3: Check My Flow
Chapter 4: Statistical Brilliance
Chapter 5: Zlatan Ibrah Rocket Science

Part II: In the Dugout
Chapter 6: Three Points for the Bird-brained Manager
Chapter 7: The Tactical Map
CHapter 8: Total Cyber Dynamo
Chapter 9: The World in Motion

Part III: From the Crowd
Chapter 10: You'll Never Walk Alone
Chapter 11: Bet Against the Masses
Chapter 12: Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is
Chapter 13: The Results Are In
The Full-Time Whistle

Notes
Acknowledgements
Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Genre: Sport
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Ballsport
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472924148
ISBN-10: 1472924142
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Sumpter, David
Hersteller: Bloomsbury UK
Bloomsbury Sigma
Maße: 198 x 128 x 32 mm
Von/Mit: David Sumpter
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.03.2017
Gewicht: 0,244 kg
Artikel-ID: 108455673
Über den Autor
David Sumpter
Zusammenfassung
Taps into the zeitgeist of recent 'popular maths' treatments, and introduces a range of interesting mathematical principles - plus a surprising amount of theoretical biology - via footballing tales, anecdotes and analogies
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface: The Kick-off

Part I: On the Pitch
Chapter 1: I Never Predict Anything and I Never Will
Chapter 2: How Slime Moulds Built Barcelona
Chapter 3: Check My Flow
Chapter 4: Statistical Brilliance
Chapter 5: Zlatan Ibrah Rocket Science

Part II: In the Dugout
Chapter 6: Three Points for the Bird-brained Manager
Chapter 7: The Tactical Map
CHapter 8: Total Cyber Dynamo
Chapter 9: The World in Motion

Part III: From the Crowd
Chapter 10: You'll Never Walk Alone
Chapter 11: Bet Against the Masses
Chapter 12: Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is
Chapter 13: The Results Are In
The Full-Time Whistle

Notes
Acknowledgements
Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Genre: Sport
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Ballsport
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472924148
ISBN-10: 1472924142
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Sumpter, David
Hersteller: Bloomsbury UK
Bloomsbury Sigma
Maße: 198 x 128 x 32 mm
Von/Mit: David Sumpter
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.03.2017
Gewicht: 0,244 kg
Artikel-ID: 108455673
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