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100 Essential Things You Didnt Know You Didnt Know About Sport
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Book Synopsis 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Sport by : John D. Barrow
Download or read book 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Sport written by John D. Barrow and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What can maths tell us about sports? 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Sport sheds light on the mysteries of running, jumping, swimming and points scoring across the whole sporting spectrum. Whether you are a competitor striving to go faster or higher, or an armchair enthusiast wanting to understand more, this is a fascinating read with one hundred short pieces that range across a wide number of sports. Find out: * Why high-jumpers use the Fosbury Flop, * How fast Usain Bolt can ultimately run and how he could break his records without running any faster, * Whether there is a limit to human performance, * Who the strongest man or woman is, pound for pound, * Why there are so many different scoring systems in sport, * If a 100-kilogram mass weighs more in London than it does in Singapore, * What the best strategy for taking football penalties is, * What the effect of those banned skin-tight swimsuits are, * Why golf balls are dimpled, * And last, but not least, why does the bounce of a Superball seem to defy Newton's laws of motion. Written for anyone interested in sport or simple maths, this book will enrich your understanding of sport and enliven your appreciation of maths.
Book Synopsis 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know by : John D. Barrow
Download or read book 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know written by John D. Barrow and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-01-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.' John von Neumann Mathematics can tell you things about the world that can't be learned in any other way. This hugely informative and wonderfully entertaining Brain Shot answers a few essential questions about existence. It unravels the knotty, clarifies the conundrums and sheds light into dark corners. From winning the lottery, financial investment with Time Travelers and the weirdest football match ever to Sherlock Holmes, Elections, game theory, drunks, packing for your holiday and the madness of crowds; from chaos to infinity and everything in between, Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know has all the answers! BRAIN SHOTS: The byte-sized guide to all the things you didn't know you didn't know...
Book Synopsis 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Maths and the Arts by : John D. Barrow
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Book Synopsis Mathletics: 100 Amazing Things You Didn't Know about the World of Sports by : John D. Barrow
Download or read book Mathletics: 100 Amazing Things You Didn't Know about the World of Sports written by John D. Barrow and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-06-18 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A math professor shows how math and physics can offer unexpected insights into the world of sports, from the g-forces experienced by gymnasts during the “giant swing” maneuver to an explanation as to why left-handed boxers have a strategic advantage. 15,000 first printing.
Book Synopsis 2000 Things You Didn't Know about the Olympic Games by : Kevin Berry
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Book Synopsis 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know: Math Explains Your World by : John D. Barrow
Download or read book 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know: Math Explains Your World written by John D. Barrow and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2010-05-24 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mathematics can reveal and illuminate things about the complex world we live in that can't be found any other way. In this informative and entertaining book, John D. Barrow takes the most perplexing of everyday phenomena--from the odds of winning the lott
Book Synopsis 400+ Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Sports by : Michelle Miller
Download or read book 400+ Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Sports written by Michelle Miller and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-02-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an exciting collection of 400+ mind-boggling facts about various sports including hockey, American football, European football, basketball, baseball, and motorsport. Each page is packed with trivia, anecdotes, and records that will be sure to impress and entertain sports enthusiasts of all ages. From the unbelievable achievements of legendary athletes to the quirky and unusual moments that make sports so unpredictable, this book is a treasure trove of information for the sports buff. Test your knowledge and impress your friends with this comprehensive guide to sports trivia.
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Book Synopsis 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know about Math and the Arts by : John D. Barrow
Download or read book 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know about Math and the Arts written by John D. Barrow and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating exploration of math's connection to the arts.
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