GAME ON: MATH AND SPORTS

Catalog description

Sports can be a metaphor for learning mathematics. From algebra to geometry to physics, from tennis to soccer to basketball, this course includes a broad curriculum of math/science levels and a variety of sports. Using actual, re-enacted, or staged events we will discover and examine the relationship between a sports situation and related mathematical and physics principle. This course will expose students to a variety of topics including: algebra, geometry, statistics, general physics, mathematical modeling, and several different sports, such as soccer, football, and basketball. The course will demand that the students have a strong background in algebra, geometry, statistics, problem solving, and mathematical modeling.