PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EDITION IS NOT AVAILABLE. Please refer to new addition Hidden Mathematics of Sport. ISBN 9781907554223 Beating The Odds takes a novel and intriguing look at sport, by exploring the mathematics behind the action. Discover the best tactics for taking a penalty, the pros and cons of being a consistent golfer, the surprising link between boxing and figure skating, the unusual location of England's earliest 'football' (in a parish church), and the formula for winning a game of tennis. Whatever your sporting interests, you will find plenty to absorb and amuse you in this insightful book - and maybe you will even find some new strategies for beating the odds.
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EDITION IS NOT AVAILABLE. Please refer to new addition Hidden Mathematics of Sport. ISBN 9781907554223 This book is priceless, even indispensable -- Sunday Telegraph, August 9 2005. This is a light, lovely and well-written book that will reward both sport-lovers and those indifferent to it. With becoming modesty, the authors call it a "dip-in book". It is also more. There is consistent regard for the importance of sport in human history. --The Times, August 18 2007
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
For anyone, like me, who happens to be independently interested in maths and sport, this book is nerd heaven. My personal obsessions are cricket, football and snooker, so I was thrilled to see chapters explaining interesting mathematical facts and approaches to all three of these sports. This is the best 'loo' book you could wish for - and I mean that totally as a compliment!
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By Bob Z
Format:Paperback
Accessible, interesting and full of historical as well as mathematical curiosities. Was alerted to this book by a good review in The Times. Be warned, this book came out under a different title ('How to Take a Penalty') when it was a hardback so don't buy both books thinking they are different.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By Cl Smith
Format:Paperback
I found this book after reading a review in The Guardian while doing research - and here is the wisdom of authors and publishers allowing brief reads on Amazon. I read a page, then another, then another and was hooked, I had to have it.
What makes my purchase all the more remarkable is that I have little interest in sport, unless dragged to a match or my country is playing a major match and my mathematical ability is dangerous to put it mildly, but this book has been written so well and is so accessible that I have no hesitation in recommending it for a great few hours weekend reading, a wonderful gift for the sports fanatic in your life and an essential research and resource tool
What makes my purchase all the more remarkable is that I have little interest in sport, unless dragged to a match or my country is playing a major match and my mathematical ability is dangerous to put it mildly, but this book has been written so well and is so accessible that I have no hesitation in recommending it for a great few hours weekend reading, a wonderful gift for the sports fanatic in your life and an essential research and resource tool
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A good read that you can pick up at any stage. Very up to date and lots of interesting links
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I am a great fan of the authors, having bought six of their books previously. When this arrived today, I was shocked to find that, apart from one amalgamation of two chapters and... Read more
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If you like sport and you like numbers then this is the book for you. Intriguing from start to finish. I read it in 3 sessions. Read more
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Fantastic - arrived promptly and was well received! This was present so it was apprecaited that it arrived so quickly and in good condition.
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Fascinating read. Expertly written.
The title grabbed me and I was hooked from the first page. Rob Eastaway and John Haigh know there stuff and they express it thoughtfully. Recommended.
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