200 Pages
110 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
200 Pages
110 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
200 Pages
110 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
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Updated and revised throughout, this new edition of The Science of Soccer applies scientific analysis to football, giving us the answers to questions like "what's the chance of a team that wins the Premiership also winning the Cup? Can you predict how many goals will be scored? What's the best height for footballers? Is the team that wins the league the best team?"
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Chapter 1. The Ball and the Bounce
Chapter 2. The Kick
Chapter 3. Throwing, Heading, Punching, Catching, Receiving, and Trapping
Chapter 4. The Ball in Flight
Chapter 5. The Rules
Chapter 6. Game Theory
Chapter 7. The Best Team
Chapter 8. The Players
Chapter 9. Economics
Chapter 10. Mathematics
Chapter 2. The Kick
Chapter 3. Throwing, Heading, Punching, Catching, Receiving, and Trapping
Chapter 4. The Ball in Flight
Chapter 5. The Rules
Chapter 6. Game Theory
Chapter 7. The Best Team
Chapter 8. The Players
Chapter 9. Economics
Chapter 10. Mathematics
Biography
John Wesson is a theoretical physicist with doctorates in atomic and plasma physics. Outside physics he has applied mathematics to a wide range of subjects, initiating the theory of optimal taxation and providing a theoretical analysis of many aspects of golf. He played football until his retirement and has since played golf, tennis, table tennis and bowls.
