圖書基本信息

Soccermatics: Mathematical Adventures in the Beautiful Game Pro-Edition
作者： David Sumpter;
ISBN13： 9781472924124
類型： 精裝(精裝書)
語種： 英語（English）
齣版日期： 2016-05-31
齣版社： Bloomsbury SIGMA
頁數： 304
重量（剋）： 408
尺寸： 22.225 x 14.3002 x 2.8702 cm

商品簡介

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 similarity 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.