The Science of Soccer

ISBN-13: 9780367333119 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 190 str.

John Wesson

Opis

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 League or Premiership also winning the Cup?

Spis treści

Chapter 1. The Ball and the BounceChapter 2. The KickChapter 3. Throwing, Heading, Punching, Catching, Receiving, and TrappingChapter 4. The Ball in Flight Chapter 5. The RulesChapter 6. Game TheoryChapter 7. The Best TeamChapter 8. The Players Chapter 9. EconomicsChapter 10. Mathematics

O autorze

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.