The Hidden Mathematics of Sport
This fascinating book explores the mathematics involved in all your favourite sports.
Applied mathematics
The Hidden Mathematics of Sport
This fascinating book explores the mathematics involved in all your favourite sports.
How Long is a Piece of String?: More hidden mathematics of everyday life
A fascinating book, from a leading maths educator and demystifier, that shows how maths is relevant to our everyday lives.
Why do Buses Come in Threes?: The hidden mathematics of everyday life
An entertaining guide to how maths is relevant to our everyday lives.
How to Take a Penalty
The Hidden Mathematics of Sport takes a novel and intriguing look at sport, byexploring the mathematics behind the action. Discover
Why Do Buses Come in Threes?
With a foreword by Tim Rice, this book will change the way you see the world. Why is it better to buy a lottery ticket on a Friday? Why are showers always too hot or too cold? And what’s the connection between a rugby player taking a conversion and a tourist trying to get the best photograph of Nelson’s Column?
How Long Is a Piece of String?
Why do weather forecasters get it wrong? What are the best tactics for playing“Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” and
How Long Is a Piece of String?: More Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life
Why do weather forecasters get it wrong? What are the best tactics for playing “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” and “The Weakest Link”? And what is the link between a tin of baked beans and a men’s urinal? These and many other questions are answered in this book.