01253 a2200169 4500 251111b ii ||||| |||| 00| 0 mal d 9781472924148 796.332:51 SUM/S Sumpter, David Soccermatics : Mathematical adventures in the beautiful game London: Bloomsbury Sigma, 2016. 351p. Soccer 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. Soccer -- Mathematics BK udc 49412 49412 0 0 udc 0 0 MAIN MAIN RN28 2025-11-11 48 1459.00 2 796.33401 SUM 38432 2026-09-11 00:00:00 2026-09-11 1494.30 2025-11-11 BK Recommended by Prof. Aravind Sampath