Mathematical modelling

This fascinating book explores the mathematics involved in all your favourite sports. 

A fascinating book, from a leading maths educator and demystifier, that shows how maths is relevant to our everyday lives. 

This fascinating book explores the mathematics involved in all your favourite sports. 

An entertaining guide to how maths is relevant to our everyday lives. 

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?

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.