35106 Mathematics in Sport

6cp; 3hpw

The subject covers a selection of major topics such as: the assignment problem and its use for team selection; graphical statistics for performance prediction; graph theory and tournament construction; ranking methods; the mathematics of balls in flight; and instances of the use of mathematics in (alphabetically) athletics, basketball, blackjack, cricket, darts, football, snooker, tennis, among others.

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