"Mathematics that Swings: the Math Behind Golf" by Dr. Douglas N. Arnold

Mathematics is everywhere, and the golf course is no exception. Many aspects of the game of golf can be illuminated or improved through mathematical modeling and analysis. Dr. Arnold discusses a few examples, employing mathematics ranging from simple high school algebra to computational techniques at the frontiers of contemporary research.

Dr. Douglas N. Arnold is the McKnight Presidential Professor of Mathematics at the University of Minnesota. He is a research mathematician and educator with a strong interest in mathematics in interdisciplinary research and in the public understanding of the role of mathematics. For 2009 and 2010, Prof. Arnold serves as the President of SIAM, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. SIAM is the world's leading professional organization for applied mathematicians and computational scientists. From 2001 through 2008, he was director of the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA). The IMA is a partnership of the National Science Foundation, the University of Minnesota, and a consortium of participating universities, laboratories, and corporations. Under Arnold's leadership it grew to be the largest mathematics research investment in the history of the National Science Foundation.

05.11.2010

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[theivindon]

FUCK i got my exam in 5 minutes and its about this subject, why didn't i watch this earlier? -.-