The partnership between TROY's math and athletics departments showed students how math is used in basketball to prepare for games.
A unique partnership between the Troy University Mathematics Department and local schools recently gave students an opportunity to learn how math correlates with basketball.
Mathsketball, a two-day camp Jan. 24-25 at Trojan Arena, exposed seventh- and eighth-grade girl basketball players from Pike County schools to the importance of math in athletics.
The basketball…
The Department of Mathematics is teaming up with TROY women's basketball for Mathsketball 2019 on Friday and Saturday.
While the connection between mathematics and basketball might not seem like a slam dunk to some, a group of seventh- and eighth-grade girls from Pike County will take a shot at learning the role math plays in sports during Mathsketball 2019 this weekend at Troy University.
The event, made possible through a grant from the…