SPORTS AND MATH

Catalog description

Not open to students with credit for MATH 2216 or higher. 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 problem solving or mathematical modeling.