Mathematics in culture and society
By: editors, Sarah J. Greenwald and Jill E. Thomley
Series: Encyclopedia of mathematics and society; Encyclopedia of mathematics and society
Publisher: Salem Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Ipswich, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9781429837569; 9781429837514; 9781283803915
Subjects: Mathematics; Social aspects; History; MATHEMATICS; History & Philosophy
Description: Covers mathematics as used in daily life in pursuit of sports and recreational activities such as football, skydiving, and crossword puzzles.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Acrostics, word squares, and crosswords; title: Algebra in society; title: Archery; title: Ballet; title: Ballroom dancing; title: Baseball; title: Basketball; title: Basketry; title: Betting and fairness; title: Billiards; title: Birthday problem; title: Board games; title: Calculus in society; title: Cheerleading; title: Climbing; title: Cocktail party problem; title: Composing; title: Connections in society; title: Cooking; title: Crochet and knitting; title: Dice games; title: Extreme sports; title: Fantasy sports leagues; title: Fireworks; title: Fishing; title: Football; title: Geometry in society; title: Geometry of music; title: Golden ratio; title: Gymnastics; title: Harmonics; title: Hockey; title: Knots; title: Lotteries; title: Magic; title: Marriage; title: Martial arts; title: Mathematical puzzles; title: Mathematics and religion; title: Mathematics genealogy project; title: Measurement in society; title: Musical theater; title: Numbers and God; title: Origami; title: Painting; title: Percussion instruments; title: Popular music; title: Predicting divorce; title: Puzzles; title: Pythagorean and Fibonacci tuning; title: Quilting; title: Racquet games; title: Rankings; title: Representations in society; title: Scales; title: Sculpture; title: Six degrees of Kevin Bacon; title: Skating, Figure; title: Skydiving; title: Soccer; title: Sport handicapping; title: Square dancing; title: Step and tap dancing; title: String instruments; title: Sudoku; title: Swimming; title: Symmetry; title: Textiles; title: Tic-tac-toe; title: Volleyball; title: Wind instruments.