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Author | : Ken Ross |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2007-02-27 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 1101010843 |
In A Mathematician at the Ballpark, professor Ken Ross reveals the math behind the stats. This lively and accessible book shows baseball fans how to harness the power of made predictions and better understand the game. Using real-world examples from historical and modern-day teams, Ross shows: • Why on-base and slugging percentages are more important than batting averages • How professional odds makers predict the length of a seven-game series • How to use mathematics to make smarter bets A Mathematician at the Ballpark is the perfect guide to the science of probability for the stats-obsessed baseball fans—and, with a detailed new appendix on fantasy baseball, an essential tool for anyone involved in a fantasy league.
Author | : Kenneth A. Ross |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Baseball |
ISBN | : 9781101010310 |
Author | : Tom Robinson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Baseball |
ISBN | : 9781614734079 |
Explores mathematics found in baseball, including averages, player statistics, and perimeter of the field.
Author | : Ken Ross |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781322677552 |
Author | : Fred Worth |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2015-11-04 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 0786497769 |
Mathematics is often challenging for students majoring in nontechnical fields. This book makes mathematical concepts more engaging with examples drawn from baseball and other sports, providing a basis for a solid survey of college math. Liberal arts students will find concepts applicable to "real life" presented in ways not typically taught in college algebra courses. Topics covered include logical fallacies, unit conversions, statistics, probability, finance, geometry, modeling and voting theory. The book can be used in high school courses for students who have taken algebra and geometry. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Author | : Christopher Jennison |
Publisher | : Good Year Books |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9781596470071 |
Educational resource for teachers, parents and kids!
Author | : Will Carroll |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2022-03-15 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 151076898X |
In The Science of Baseball, sportswriter and injury expert Will Carroll shows how understanding the science behind the Great American Pastime helps fans appreciate its nuances and that it enhances, not detracts from the greatest game ever invented. Carroll, as well as several experts via interviews, covers topics like what makes the ball break, bounce, and fly; how material science and physics work together to make the bat function; how hitters use physics, geometry, and force to connect; sensors and cameras; injuries; and much more. Baseball aficionados and science geeks alike will better appreciate the game--no matter which teams are playing--after reading this comprehensive book!
Author | : Jonah Keri |
Publisher | : Basic Books |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 2007-02-27 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 0465003737 |
In the numbers-obsessed sport of baseball, statistics don't merely record what players, managers, and owners have done. Properly understood, they can tell us how the teams we root for could employ better strategies, put more effective players on the field, and win more games. The revolution in baseball statistics that began in the 1970s is a controversial subject that professionals and fans alike argue over without end. Despite this fundamental change in the way we watch and understand the sport, no one has written the book that reveals, across every area of strategy and management, how the best practitioners of statistical analysis in baseball-people like Bill James, Billy Beane, and Theo Epstein-think about numbers and the game. Baseball Between the Numbers is that book. In separate chapters covering every aspect of the game, from hitting, pitching, and fielding to roster construction and the scouting and drafting of players, the experts at Baseball Prospectus examine the subtle, hidden aspects of the game, bring them out into the open, and show us how our favorite teams could win more games. This is a book that every fan, every follower of sports radio, every fantasy player, every coach, and every player, at every level, can learn from and enjoy.
Author | : Joe Peta |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2014-03-04 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 0451415175 |
An ex–Wall Street trader improved on Moneyball’s famed sabermetrics and beat the Vegas odds with his own betting methods. Here is the story of how Joe Peta turned fantasy baseball into a dream come true. Joe Peta turned his back on his Wall Street trading career to pursue an ingenious—and incredibly risky—dream. He would apply his risk-analysis skills to Major League Baseball, and treat the sport like the S&P 500. In Trading Bases, Peta takes us on his journey from the ballpark in San Francisco to the trading floors and baseball bars of New York and the sportsbooks of Las Vegas, telling the story of how he created a baseball “hedge fund” with an astounding 41 percent return in his first year. And he explains the unique methods he developed. Along the way, Peta provides insight into the Wall Street crisis he managed to escape: the fragility of the midnineties investment model; the disgraced former CEO of Lehman Brothers, who recruited Peta; and the high-adrenaline atmosphere where million-dollar sports-betting pools were common.
Author | : Stuart A. P. Murray |
Publisher | : Enslow Publishing, LLC |
Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 2013-07-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0766041743 |
How do you figure out a player's batting average? Which stadium has the biggest outfield? This book uses a variety of techniques to solve a variety of baseball-related math questions. Readers also learn some baseball history and fun facts.