Sport Maths and Stats
From MathsDept
Department of Mathematics, 38 Princes Street, Auckland CBD
Topics
We will look at:
- Use of game theory in taking penalty kicks in soccer
- Applications of the Poisson distribution in predicting soccer
results
- The basis of the Duckworth-Lewis system in cricket
- Use of circle geometry in avalanche rescues
- Matrix multiplication and tournaments
- How scoring systems affect results.
If time allows we will look at more of the maths and stats that lie hidden beneath the surface of a variety of sports.
Time
The course runs for the four Thursday evenings from November 13th to December 4th – hopefully your seniors have left by then and you have time to think about yourself.
We meet in from 6:15 till 8:15 with a short break for pizza. The venue is Room 222 in the Science Centre building 303 near the corner of Princes and Wellesley Streets.
Venue
Seminar Room 222, 38 Princes Street, 2nd floor (Science Centre - Building 303).
Parking
Parking is available at $5 per night at the Owen Glenn building in Grafton Rd very near the intersection with Symonds St (about a 5 minute walk from the Science Centre where the workshops are run)
Dr Judy Paterson and Hugh Gribben (Mathematics)
All interested teachers of Mathematics - or people who are interested in teaching and learning mathematics.
Contact Dr Judy Paterson to enrol for the workshop or to be put on the direct mailing list j.paterson@auckland.ac.nz or call 3737599 ext 88605.
Follow this link for more details on the CMCT workshops
Judy Paterson
