Are you a basketball player and want to figure out the arc length of your shot? Are you a competitive runner who wants to determine how fast you can finish a race while conserving your energy? Do you want to make your baseball throw more efficient? Calculus is everywhere in sports and coaches and athletes can use it to gain an edge over their competition. Mathematician Dan Tancredi tells us how calculus helps us understand the world. Then visit Manhattan, one of the most densely populated places on Earth. It packs the National Museum of Mathematics, Broadway, Wall Street, the Empire State Building, the United Nations headquarters, and 150 subway stations into an area half the size of Disney World.
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