Sports Math: An Introductory Course In The Mathematics Of Sports Science And Sports Analytics (Textbooks In Mathematics)

This is a textbook for a course in sports science or sports analytics. The opening section is on standard mathematical sports examples which are physics-related, including projectile motion and rotational motion. A middle section introduces several rating systems. Many of these matrix-based systems were made famous by the soon-defunct college football BCS system. The final section of the book contains statistical analysis of sports, taking in Moneyball-like techniques. Game strategies and player evaluation are the main goals of these chapters.--Provided by publisher.

• | Author: Roland B. Minton
• | Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC
• | Publication Date: Oct 18, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1498706266
• | ISBN-13: 9781498706261