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1998 Second Nagle Lecture

Joseph B. Keller
Mathematics of Games and Sports
November 5, 1998

Professor Keller is a Professor of Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering at Standford University. He is a member of the National Academy of Science, a foreign member of the Royal Society of London, and he is a recipient of the Wolf Prize and the National Medal of Science.

Summary

He started by talking about playing cards, and dealt with the recurring problem of how many times one must shuffle a deck, along with some other problems. He then discussed sports statistics, and looked at such issues as how should teams be ranked? How should weightlifters, of varying weights, be ranked? And he explored such issues as the ever-decreasing world-record time for sprinting, and how a runner should vary his speed in a race. He concluded with an argument, based on the number of heart beats in a lifetime, that a moderate exercise regimen is best for longevity.