Murray,
Stuart A.P. Score With Football Math.
Enslow 2013 48p ISBN 978-0-7660-4173-8 series:
Score With Sports Math ms E-BNS Nonfiction
This informative, brief book provides
information about how math is utilized in football. The clever text explains the game of football and how it is played
and then provides specific, complex examples of how math is necessary in vital ways
throughout the game. Math is used in
calculating how many players are on the field dependent on the
squad,
all the way to the ways in which math is used to win the game. It also explains that math is an
integral part of the game to fans as well as coaches and athletes.
Each page contains full-color graphics or photographs with explanatory captions. Text boxes are also interspersed throughout the text, providing fun, but relevant trivia about the game. Every chapter also contains word problem questions that reinforce the lesson provided in the text, along with detailed answers that explain how the problem was solved. These are valuable inclusions to the chapters as problems are presented in a way that directly correlates to the core curriculum goals and resembles current testing methods.
Stuart A.P. Murray has created a fascinating book that explains and incorporates math into a popular sport in a fun fashion. Students will be able to master mathematical concepts by making authentic connections with the game and strategies of football. This is an exceptional teaching tool, as it teaches while entertaining the reader. It is also a great resource as it models current math strategies and concludes with math problem-solving tips, a list for further reading through books and websites, and an index.
Each page contains full-color graphics or photographs with explanatory captions. Text boxes are also interspersed throughout the text, providing fun, but relevant trivia about the game. Every chapter also contains word problem questions that reinforce the lesson provided in the text, along with detailed answers that explain how the problem was solved. These are valuable inclusions to the chapters as problems are presented in a way that directly correlates to the core curriculum goals and resembles current testing methods.
Stuart A.P. Murray has created a fascinating book that explains and incorporates math into a popular sport in a fun fashion. Students will be able to master mathematical concepts by making authentic connections with the game and strategies of football. This is an exceptional teaching tool, as it teaches while entertaining the reader. It is also a great resource as it models current math strategies and concludes with math problem-solving tips, a list for further reading through books and websites, and an index.
This is one of four books in the Score With Sports Math series. Other titles are: Score With Basketball Math; Score With Race Car Math; and Score With Soccer Math.
Football, Mathematics --Virginia McGarvey
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