The Resource Newton's football : the science behind America's game, Allen St. John and Ainissa G. Ramirez, PH.D
Newton's football : the science behind America's game, Allen St. John and Ainissa G. Ramirez, PH.D
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- Summary
- "How is the West Coast offense like quantum mechanics? How does the shape of the football invoke chaos theory? What lessons did Vince Lombardi glean from the brain of Sir Isaac Newton and the beautiful mind of John Nash? Should the NFL ban helmets? Why, in defiance of mathematics, does a coach almost never go for it on fourth down? The answers to these and dozens of other physics questions determine the outcome of every football game played in America, and--perhaps--the future of the nation's most popular sport"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 250 pages
- Isbn
- 9780345545145
- Link
- 9780345545145.jpg
- Label
- Newton's football : the science behind America's game
- Title
- Newton's football
- Title remainder
- the science behind America's game
- Statement of responsibility
- Allen St. John and Ainissa G. Ramirez, PH.D
- Title variation
- Newtons football
- Title variation remainder
- the science behind Americas game
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "How is the West Coast offense like quantum mechanics? How does the shape of the football invoke chaos theory? What lessons did Vince Lombardi glean from the brain of Sir Isaac Newton and the beautiful mind of John Nash? Should the NFL ban helmets? Why, in defiance of mathematics, does a coach almost never go for it on fourth down? The answers to these and dozens of other physics questions determine the outcome of every football game played in America, and--perhaps--the future of the nation's most popular sport"--
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- 10225158
- Cataloging source
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- St. John, Allen
- Dewey number
- 796.332
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- True
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- Football
- Physics
- Sports sciences
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Football
- SCIENCE / Physics
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General
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- the science behind America's game
- Label
- Newton's football : the science behind America's game, Allen St. John and Ainissa G. Ramirez, PH.D
- Link
- 9780345545145.jpg
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 997336
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 250 pages
- Isbn
- 9780345545145
- Isbn Type
- (hbk. : acid-free paper)
- Lccn
- 2013031521
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
- (Sirsi) i9780345545145
- Label
- Newton's football : the science behind America's game, Allen St. John and Ainissa G. Ramirez, PH.D
- Link
- 9780345545145.jpg
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 997336
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 250 pages
- Isbn
- 9780345545145
- Isbn Type
- (hbk. : acid-free paper)
- Lccn
- 2013031521
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
- (Sirsi) i9780345545145
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