{"id":119,"date":"2016-10-05T14:03:40","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T14:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/?p=119"},"modified":"2018-11-05T19:24:12","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T19:24:12","slug":"where-is-the-math-not-in-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/2016\/10\/05\/where-is-the-math-not-in-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Where is the Math  NOT  in Sports?!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><!--more--><\/h2>\n<p>A special thanks to\u00a0Fatemah Hermes, Grainger Engineering Library Graduate Assistant, for creating this exhibit.<\/p>\n<h2>Exhibit\u00a0Display Cards<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2017\/03\/math_in_sports.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1067 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2017\/03\/math_in_sports-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Where is the Math NOT in Sports?!\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-119 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/poisson\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2017\/03\/poisson-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bar graph of data collected from actual sporting events vs. data predicted for those events by the Poisson Distribution.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1071\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1071'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Poisson Distribution is Used to Predict Winning in Sports\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/olympics\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2017\/03\/olympics-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Graph displaying summer Olympics country medal leaders\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1066\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1066'>\n\t\t\t\tSummer Olympics Country Medal Leaders\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/length_measurement\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2017\/03\/length_measurement-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Yardstick (King Henry I thumb to nose), cubit (fingertip to elbow), digital speed and distance monitor\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1069\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1069'>\n\t\t\t\tEvolution of Length Measurement\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/timekeepers\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2017\/03\/timekeepers-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pictures of hourglass, Jayrun water clock, and candle clock.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1070\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1070'>\n\t\t\t\tImagine Today&#8217;s Sports with These Timekeepers\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/track_geometry\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2017\/03\/track_geometry-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Althetes in a staggered start on a running track\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1065\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1065'>\n\t\t\t\tRunning Track Geometry\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/track_geometry2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2017\/03\/track_geometry2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Geometry of a Running Track\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1064\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1064'>\n\t\t\t\tGeometry of a Running Track\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Books on Display<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2017\/03\/sports_annotated_bibliography.pdf\">Annotated Bibliography<\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Geometry of complex numbers : circle geometry, Moebius transformation, non-euclidean geometry \/ Hans Schwerdtfeger. (Math 516.1 SCH99G1979)<\/li>\n<li>Mathematics and sports \/ L.E. Sadovskii\u0306 and A.L. Sadovskii\u0306 ; translated from the Russian by S. Makar-Limanov. (Math 796.02 SA15M:E)<\/li>\n<li>Mathematics of projectiles in sport \/ Neville de Mestre. (Math 531.55 D394M)<\/li>\n<li>Optimal strategies in sports \/ edited by Shaul P. Ladany and Robert E. Machol. (Math 796.018 OP7)<\/li>\n<li>Statistics in sport \/ edited by Jay Bennett. (Math 796.021 St29)<\/li>\n<li>Taking chances : winning with probability \/ John Haigh. (Math 519.2 H125t)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exhibits"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1551,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119\/revisions\/1551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mtx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}