What is the Math in Different Sports

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What is the Math in Different Sports?
By John Mikesell
Fox Sports.com
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However this is too large of a question to answer
in 5 minutes.

• How do statistics play a role in sports?
• What role does geometry play in
  bicycling?

Fox Sports.com
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Statistics
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• Few people want to share this information due to
  the large amounts of money being awarded to
  winning formulas.
• Mr. Sagarin, a man who has determined ratings
  with his algorithms, refuses to share them until
  his death.
• All three models use a complex system of commands
  and more than 4,000 lines of code to compute
  the best teams in sports. In each formula, teams
  gain or lose points based on several factors,
  including their wins and losses, the locations of
  their games (teams get more points for winning
  games on the road), and the relative strength of
  their opponents. (Wolverton)

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Geometry in Bicycling
M. Richard
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Connections to Middle School

• Kids love (especially boys) statistics in sports.
  The information I found though illustrates the
  complexities of the subject like Palacios-Huerta
  and Wolverton articles. Reiter gives a good idea
  of how to introduce Statistics to Students using
  sports.
• In bicycling, geometry is key to the rider in
  finding the right fit for their needs and
  improving performance. PBS also has a lesson for
  5th graders on determining the Geometry of
  bicycles.
• My interest was how to integrate a love that I
  and the kids have and relate it to math.

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Works Cited

• Astrom, K.J., Klein R.E., Lennartsson A.
  Bicycle Dynamics and Control IEEE Control
  Systems Magazine, 2005. Retrieved on July 16,
  2008. http//www.liggister.org/info/AAstrom.pdf
• Palacios-Huerta, I. Structural Breaks During a
  Century of the Worlds Most Popular Sport Brown
  University, January 2004. Retrieved on July 16,
  2008 from http//www.econ.brown.edu/iph/pdf/StrBr
  eaksPalacios2.pdf
• Public Broadcasting Service. Activity I
  Industrial Design The Geometry of Bicycle
  Designs (Grade Level 3-5) 1995 2008. Retrieved
  on July 16,2008 from http//www.pbs.org/teachers/m
  athline/concepts/designandmath/activity1.shtm
• Reiter, J.P. Motivating Students Interest in
  Statistics through Sports August 5-9, 2001.
  Retrieved on July 16, 2008 from The Annual
  Meeting of the American Statistical Association,
  http//www.amstat.org/sections5CSRMS5CProceeding
  s5Cy20015CProceed5C00385.pdf
• Ricard, M. Hills Meyer, P. Miller, M.G. and
  Michael,T.J The Effects of Bicycle Frame
  Geometry on Muscle Activation and Power during a
  Wingate Anaerobic Test. March 1, 2006. Retrieved
  on July14, 2008 from http//www.jssm.org/vol5/n1/3
  /v5n1-3pdf.pdf
• Wolverton, Brad. The Numbers Guy Chronicle of
  Higher Education 12/9/2005, Vol. 52 Issue 16,
  pA33-A34, 2p, Retrieved July14, 2008, EBSCOhost
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• Zinn Premier. Chapter 40 Frame Geometry and Bike
  Stability. Retrieved on July 14, 2008
  http//www.velonews.com/media/Block40.pdf