Baserunner's optimal path

DOI10.1007/S00283-009-9106-2MaRDI QIDQ968797zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Davide Carozza, Frank Morgan, Stewart D. Johnson

Publication date 10 May 2010

Published in The Mathematical Intelligencer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-009-9106-2

zbMATH Keywords

baseball modellingfinite difference methodminimal surfacepath optimization

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Methodology of mathematics (00A35) Mathematical programming (educational aspects) (97N60)

Review text

As a nice example of recreational mathematics (quite of considerable educational value, too), the authors show how to determine the shortest path for a home-run in baseball, under the restriction of the game's actual rules. Highly recommendable due to the various mathematical aspects involved.

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