Soccermatics : Mathematical Adventures in the Beautiful Game / David Sumpter.
"Football--the most mathematical of sports. From shot statistics and league tables to the geometry of passing and managerial strategy, the modern game is filled with numbers, patterns and shapes. How do we make sense of them? The answer lies in modelling--mathematical processes more usually app...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Bloomsbury Sigma,
2017.
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| Edition: | Pro-edition. |
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | "Football--the most mathematical of sports. From shot statistics and league tables to the geometry of passing and managerial strategy, the modern game is filled with numbers, patterns and shapes. How do we make sense of them? The answer lies in modelling--mathematical processes more usually applied in biology, physics and economics. Soccermatics brings football and mathematics together in a mind-bending synthesis, using numbers to help reveal the inner workings of the beautiful game"--Back cover. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: 2016. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 351 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1472924150 9781472924155 |