01167    a2200133   4500008004100000020001800041080002100059100001900080245006600099260004100165300001000206520079000216650002701006251111b        ii ||||| |||| 00| 0 mal d  a9781472924148  a796.332:51 SUM/S  aSumpter, David  aSoccermaticsb: Mathematical adventures in the beautiful game  aLondon: bBloomsbury Sigma, c2016.   a351p.  aSoccer 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 connection 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.  a Soccer -- Mathematics