Dr. Roland B. Minton

M. Paul Capp & Constance Whitehead Professor of Mathmatics

Department: Math/Computer Science/Physics
Office: 270C Trexler Hall

540-375-2358

minton@roanoke.edu

Courses

Degrees

• Ph.D., Mathematics, 1982, Clemson University
• M.S., Mathematics, 1979, Clemson University
• B.S., Mathematics, 1977, Virginia Commonwealth University

Homepage

www.roanoke.edu/mcsp/minton

Research & Teaching Interests

Golf Statistics, Sports Science

Extracurricular

golf, collectibles, books, music, photography, illusions

Recent Publications

Books

Sports Math (2017)
Calculus 4th Edition (2012)
Golf By the Numbers (2012)

Notable papers

• ShotLink and Consistence in Golf, MathSport International, 2015
• Professionalism and Golf Coaching, Int. Journal of Sports Science, 2014
• Lipping Out and Laying Up, Math Horizons, April 2010
• G.H. Hardy's Golfing Adventure, Mathematics and Sports, MAA, 2010
• Tigermetrics, Mathematics and Sports, MAA, 2010
• Do Dogs Know Bifurcations?, College Mathematics Journal, 2007

Available as a Media resource for the following topics

Sports analytics, Mathematics of golf, sports ranking systems, chaos and fractals